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Name__________________________Date______________________Core_____ILL Page______ Personification in poetry Part One: Read the following poems. Circle objects that are personified. Underline the human traits these objects are given. Answer the question using complete sentences and POQ. April Rain Song How to Make a Poem that Flies By Brod Bagert By Langston Hughes Let the rain kiss you Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let the rain sing you a lullaby The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk The rain makes running pools in the gutter The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain. What is the impact of personification on poetry? Use specific examples from the poems here! If you want to put some life in a poem, a little extra heart, you might find that personification is a pretty good place to start. Make things act like they’re alive! It’s a poetry delight. Watch how I use it now to say— “It was a stormy night.” The clouds began to growl! The wind began to cry! The moon got scared and disappeared, she didn’t say goodbye. So in your poems, or in your prose, or in your conversation look for little clever ways to insert a personification Part Two: Use the lists below to write a poem about nature. Choose a word from List A or a different word that names something in nature. Choose a word from List B or another word that names an action. Write this word next to the word from List A. List A List B Sun Moon Stars Sky Sea Stone Night Mountain Dawn Morning Cloud Rain Tells Shows Reminds Teaches Listens Remembers Brings Looks Dances Dreams Guides Takes List A Word Example: Stone List B Word Listens Sentence The stone listens carefully to the grass as it grows around it. Write with it! Now, select your favorite lines to put together in a poem on the processing side of the page. Your poem should include at least 4 examples of personification. When you’re finished, write a paragraph that describes the impact of the personification on your poem. A
