PERSONIFICATION
Giving Human
Characteristics to
Nonhuman Things
The teapot on the stove
screeched when it finally got
hot.
The
morning
sun
peeked
over the
horizon.
One dark and stormy night, the
wind howled through my
window.
My extra
small jeans
struggled
to stay
buttoned all
day.
The dark shadows in the alley
way told me to turn around and
run!
The tall
grass
danced in
the breeze
in the yard
next door.
After a couple seconds of
flickering, my kitchen light
finally decided to turn on.
Ok, I
guess!
Her frown let
me know she
wasn’t a very
happy camper.
The sand at the beach crawled
in between my toes and up my
nose.
When I
opened my
dryer door, it
spit out a few
socks onto
the floor.
Once I found the treasure
map, the big red “X” on it
gave away the secret hiding
place.
The large rock refused to
budge.
The jack-o-lantern smiled at me
from the top of the steps.