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"Wind yells while blowing" is an example of personification because wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell. ... "Necklace is a friend" is an example of personification because Necklace is a thing, and necklaces cannot be friends. Only living things can have friends.
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library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/personification.html
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Personification Classics ... Below are some classic poems that contain personification. If you like the poems, click on the links below each one to find more of the poet's poems. ... Return to Personification...
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Personification is giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas). ... For example: The window winked at me. The verb, wink, is a human action. A window is a non-living object.
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www.imschools.org/cms/Units/Poetry/personif.htm
www.imschools.org/cms/Units/Poetry/personif.htm
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Personification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Personification is an ontological metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person. The term "personification" may apply to: • A description of an inanimate object as being a livi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personification
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Context for this page: ... Concept module: personification ... Personification is a kind of...
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www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatI...
www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsPersonification.htm
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What Is Personification? ... Personification in Motherless Brooklyn ... "Personification, with allegory, was the literary rage in the 18th century, but it goes against the modern grain and today is the feeblest of metaphorical devices."; (Rene Cappon, Associated Press Guide to News Writing, 2000)
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grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/personifterm.htm
grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/personifterm.htm
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Goal: Students can identify personification and determine when to use it in their writing. ... Focus: Identifying the use of personification ... Adding meaning to nonliving or nonhuman objects in this manner is called personification. Personify the following sentences. Change the words in parentheses to words that would describe...
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volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/7lesson.htm
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Personification Worksheet ... On your own paper, write the object being personified and the meaning of the personification. ... Personification is giving human qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects.
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volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson7.htm
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