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So…what is personification?

What is personification? Personification gives human qualities or characteristics to non-human animals, objects, or concepts. (As a clue, personification has the word person in the name.) We personify a non-human object when we humanize it through words we typically use to describe humans and human behavior. What are some personification examples? Here a (non-human) lighthouse …

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Poems for Kids: Over 600 poems for teaching poetry terms & poetic devices to children in grades 3-6

Oh, the best laid plans…I was really hoping Poems for Kids: Over 600 poems for teaching poetry terms & poetic devices to children in grades 3-6 was going to be published in March just before National Poetry Month in April, but sometimes projects just take a little bit longer than expected. It’s now June, and …

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