Personification

Personification is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

EXAMPLE POEM:

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" By: William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high O' er vales and hills, When all at once i saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Countinous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretch in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay; Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

Write Up: In the poem the author uses personification when he says "I wandered lonely as a cloud" and " A host of golden daffodils; besides the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze" When he refers to the flowers as "dancing" he uses personification.