Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools
Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools
Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools
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Personification<br />
Definition: Figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given human qualities or described<br />
in human form.<br />
Mentor Text:<br />
My Ol’ Man by Patricia Polacco<br />
Dad had written about that old rock and the strange and mysterious lines on it and how we felt its<br />
magic. My heart sang just to think about him rollin’ all over the Midwest in that old cruiser with<br />
the sunlight gleaming on his bumper.<br />
I Love You the Purplest by Barbara M. Joosse<br />
The three fished until stars sprinkled the sky and water turned dark as night.<br />
Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davis<br />
Outside, the birds are singing. The flowers turn their faces to the sun<br />
But inside the roof hole, the darkness stays.<br />
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen<br />
Pa raised his face to call out again, but before he could open his mouth an echo came threading<br />
its way through the trees.<br />
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble<br />
Angry clouds began to roll out across the sky with lightning flashing in the darkness beneath.<br />
Other Mentor Texts:<br />
John Henry by Julius Lester<br />
The Happiness Tree by Andrea Gosline<br />
Swans by Betsy Byars<br />
Night Noises by Mem Fox<br />
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