T2+Narrative+Writing

being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea. 1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified? The wind Which human trait or quality is given? Whispered 2.The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified? The flowers Which human trait or quality is given? Happy 3. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified? The sun Which human trait or quality is given? Beat 4. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. What is being personified? Time Which human trait or quality is given? Crawled 5. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified? His chainsaw Which human trait or quality is given? Sang
 * Personification Worksheet**
 * **Personification:** a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics. **
 * Name: Reuben**
 * Directions:** In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is

6. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her. What is being personified? The shiny pairs of high heels Which human trait or quality is given? Called out 7. When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. What is being personified? Freedom Which human trait or quality is given? Rang 8. As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk.” She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified? Her pencil Which human trait or quality is given? Walked 9. Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom’s grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable. What is being personified? The ugly yellow wallpaper Which human trait or quality is given? Screamed 10. William knew that he shouldn’t have eaten the last cookie out of the cookie jar. He knew that his father loved to eat chocolate chip cookies after work, but William ate the last one anyway. Now as he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William. As delicious as the cookie was, William now wished that he had never opened that cookie jar. What is being personified? Guilt Which human trait or quality is given? Poked and Chewed

//Metaphors// are a way to compare to by saying that one thing is another thing. For example, we say somebody is a //fool//. In the past in Europe, a fool was a person who entertained the king or queen by doing silly things. The fool was a kind of clown. He often did crazy or stupid things to make people laugh. So when we call somebody a fool we really mean that he or she is doing something silly or stupid. We don’t really mean that they are somebody who entertains the king or queen. We are using a metaphor. What do we mean when we say these things: When we //say someone is a pig// we really mean that they are fat and guts all the food When we //call someone an angel// we really mean that they are nice and do nothing wrong If we //say someone is a giant// we really mean that they are very big and scary When //we call a man an ogre or a woman a witch// we really mean that they are ugly When somebody plays cards and //we call them a shark//, we really mean that are really good at cards If we say that //somebody is a volcano ready to explode//, we really mean that are really angry but they are trying not to let it out When we say somebody is //bright// we mean that they are really smart © 2005 www.bogglesworldesl.com Metaphors are imaginative ways to describe something by comparing that thing to something else. For example, if I wanted to say that Dan is tall, I could

say that //Dan is a giant//. Use a metaphor to describe somebody who is:

He is as tall as a giraffe Hamish is a kind dog Korban is a fast cheater Braydon is a slow turtle Reuben is a smart robot Joebob is a fat pig Quinn is a sneaky mouse Quinnton is a angry tiger

I'm a beautiful Lamborghini Levi is a ugly pug dog Taylah is a stubborn pig Dave is a short munchkin He is a thin twig silly: bob is a dweeb scared easily: Shelby is a chicken

He is a giant. She is an angel.

© 2005 www.bogglesworldesl.com Pattern 1: like

Pattern 2: as

Examples

Examples

Similes are a way to compare two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example, if I want to say that somebody //swims well//, I can say they //swim like a fish// because fish swim well. There are two basic patterns that you can use.

verb + like + noun

She swims like a fish. He looks like an ogre. She plays like a pro. He walks like a duck. She acts like a fool.

as + adjective + as + noun

He is as tall as a giant. She is as fast as a rocket. He is as graceful as a swan. She is as sneaky as a fox. He is as quiet as a mouse.

How could I say that somebody:

runs fast: He runs as fast as a cheater is pretty: She is as pretty as a pig jumps well: He jumps like a jumping bean is strong: He as tough as a door

How could I say that something:

is hard:Its as hard as rock feels soft: Its as soft as a sponge is sweet feels rough is heavy sounds noisy is light

© 2005 www.bogglesworldesl.com Looney Lenny lue likes to lick lemons and limes. Bussy bees bused around bob the builder with big black bouncy balls and a big backpack full of big bad bumble bees by the beach bob helps build houses with Rooming Rodger Rabbit who roomed the really big red road with Ruby "the rat" Robinson, rudolf the Red nosed reindeer, robert the really retarded robber and reuben the runner.


 * __Tuesday 14 June__**
 * WALT- use our senses to help describe an object**

My marshmallow is shaped like a volcano with a light dusting of snow on the top. My marshmallow smells like a perfume used by angles in heaven and a whole mound of sugar bigger then the salt one in the mount.