Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College

Unit 16
Part A Concept in focus – Personification
What is personification?
Personification is to write about something like it is a person. For example, my book
hates me, the tree is dancing, when I sit on the chair it feels pain, etc.
Part B Concept Practice
Which of the following use personification? Put down ‘P’.
1. My mobile phone is in a bad mood today.
2. Money can be very unkind.
3. This information will be useful.
4. I think about my pillow all the time.
5. My shoes are sick.
6. Your hands don’t listen to you.
7. His words killed my dream.
8. My dream is important to me.
Part C Text reading
The Cat & The Fiddle
Hey diddle, Diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
By Mother Goose
Questions
1. How many personification uses can you find in the poem? List them below.
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2. How do you feel about this poem?
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