POEMS INCLUDING PERSONIFICATION

If you are unsure what personification is, look at the TEACHERS PAGE, FIGURATIVE WRITING, PERSONIFICATION for details. Some of my poems are written specifically as personification poems, whilst others simply use personification along with a combination of figurative writing techniques so may include it to a lesser degree. I have listed all of my poems in which I have used some personification together here, and have provided a description with each poem to give an indication as to how much personification features within it, as they will vary in usefulness when teaching (or learning) personification specifically as a figurative writing skill.

The Sun, to the Night Sky

12 February 2012

      This sun poem is another one of my personification examples.

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The Sun: Examples of personification

11 February 2012

  I have used italics to highlight the examples of personification in this poem: these are all the occasions when human qualities have been given to the subject. There are also lots of metaphors and some alliteration.

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The Sun

11 February 2012

  This very simple sun poem is great for teaching personification to children.  Many children automatically relate to the sun as a smiling face, so this poem introduces personification to them using this idea.  I have also included some questions to use to study it more closely.

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Tears of Rain

9 February 2012

  This is a very simple shape poem which includes some personification.

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Sights and Sounds of Bonfire Night

3 February 2012

     This bonfire night poem is a great example of alliteration poetry and includes some personification, metaphors  and a simile.

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Highlighted Seaside Senses Poem

30 January 2012

This highlighted version of my Seaside Senses poem shows the examples of metaphors, personification, alliteration , assonance, consonance and word play which can all be found within this simple 8 line list/ senses poem.

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Seaside Senses

30 January 2012

This seaside senses poem includes examples of metaphors, personification, alliteration , assonance, consonance and word play all within an 8 line poem, using the simple format of a list poem.

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Picturing Autumn Thoughts

30 January 2012

  This shape poem uses lots of random, independent thoughts about autumn which have then been placed on the page as a picture, creating what is otherwise known as a calligram. It includes lots of metaphors, personification and imagery with some alliteration.

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Laughter and Progress : Best Friends Forever

28 January 2012

This story poem uses word play to make the case  that it’s good for education to be fun and that laughter helps us to make progress, whilst remembering that we must get the balance right too.  Read it, first of all as a story about Laughter and Progress as two living beings.  Then read it […]

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Horse: A Champion in His Field

28 January 2012

This descriptive ‘story’ poem uses rhythm to give emphasis to the subject, and is FULL of figurative language.  It includes an enormous amount of alliteration, imagery and metaphors, with a small amount of personification and word play.

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