PERSONIFICATION "Arise, fair sun and kill the envious moon" Definition:
PERSONIFICATION Definition: When you portray a thing, idea, or an animal doing something only humans can do. "Arise, fair sun and kill the envious moon" Why is this an example of personification? "The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him gambling and it's time to snatch your mother from his neon claws!" ((Homer Simpson in The Simpsons)) Does “GAMBLING” have claws? Can “GAMBLING” really ”enslave” ? Personification is giving human traits to non-human things. CLAWS/ENSLAVING Human trait ?_________________ GAMBLING Non Human thing ?____________ I'll speak to it though Hell itself should gape And bid me hold my peace. Hamlet, scene ii WHY IS THIS PERSONIFICATION? GAPE and BID Human trait ?_________________ HELL Non Human thing ?____________ Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love. Hamlet’s letter, scene ii Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world: now could I drink hot blood, And do such bitter business, as the day Would quake to look on. Hamlet, scene ii Identity examples of Personification in these excerpts from “Hamlet” Liberty Needs Glasses excuse me but lady liberty needs glasses EXTENDED PERSONIFICATION and so does mrs justice by her side both the broads r blind as bats stumbling thru the system justice bumbed into mutulu and trippin on geronimo pratt QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. but stepped right over oliver and his crooked partner ronnie justice stubbed her big toe on mandela and liberty was misquoted by the indians Lady Liberty mrs. justice slavery was a learning phase forgotten with out a verdict while justice is on a rampage 4 endangered surviving black males i mean really if anyone really valued life and cared about the masses theyd take em both 2 pen optical and get 2 pair of glasses By TUPAC SHAKUR What does Tupac mean “lady liberty needs glasses?” Why is this personification? What are examples of Tupac extending the metaphor? WRITE YOUR OWN SHAKESPEAREAN PERSONIFICATION POEM USE YOUR HANDOUT WRITE YOUR OWN SHAKESPEAREAN PERSONIFICATION POEM STEP ONE: STEP TWO: Choose a word from List A Choose a word from List B Write this word next to the word from List A. NOW MAKE YOUR OWN POEM Write five sentences and put them together each on its own line. EXAMPLE: List A sun List B tells guides moon stars sky sea stone night mountain dawn morning shows takes reminds teaches listens remembers brings looks dances dreams EXAMPLE: stone listens Night reminds me of yesterday. The sun listens to the messages of the clouds. Moon, look for me in the fields. Sea, guide me to you. Dawn bring me to the new day. WRITE YOUR PERSONIFICATION POEM BELOW. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________ ___ NOW GIVE IT A - “TITLE”
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