Understanding personification / by Robin Johnson.
Material type:
TextSeries: Johnson, Robin Figuratively speaking ; Publisher: St. Catharines, ON ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2016]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780778717775 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 0778717771 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 9780778718772 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0778718778 (pbk. : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 808.032 J68 | Available | 33111008446045 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Attributing human qualities or characteristics to an object or idea is a form of figurative language called personification. This creative resource provides readers with strategies to recognize and decode this literary device. Imaginative examples and vibrant images make the words in this book "leap off the page!"
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Chapter 1: What is Personification? -- Chapter 2: Personification in Art -- Chapter 3: Personification in Poems -- Chapter 4: Personification in Fables -- Chapter 5: Personification in Fairy Tales -- Chapter 6: Personification in Novels -- Chapter 7: Revise Your Work -- Chapter 8: Publish Your Work -- Learning More -- Glossary and Index.
Explains what personification is, how it is used, and how to use it yourself.