Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools

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