The document discusses the literary device of personification through examples from books, movies, advertisements, poems, and more. It provides tasks and prompts for students to think about animals, objects, and concepts given human attributes and qualities. Students are asked to identify examples of personification, analyze how countries and concepts are personified, and create their own personified drawings and advertisements.

2. Look at the character of Mrs. Frisby.
She is a mouse, but she can speak!
How is that possible?
Do you know of any other animals in
books that behave like humans, that is,
who can speak, think and feel like people?

3. Can you identify the following characters from the novel Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH?
Who are they? In which ways do they resemble humans?

4. Are you familiar with these animals?
Who are they?
What are they famous for?
In which ways do they resemble people?

6. Look at the following popular characters from children’s movies.
Who are they? Which movie are they from?

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMKgLnhelX4
You’re going to watch a video based on well-known Disney characters who are
being PERSONIFIED, that is, given human attributes.
As you watch the video, complete this chart:
CHARACTER MOVIE HUMAN
QUALITIES

8. Task 1. Think of an animal from a movie or book that you really like.
Go to the internet in order to get an image of such an animal.
Print out the image.
Write down 5 things that animal can do which are typical of people.
Task 2. Imagine that Disney and Pixar are running out of ideas to
create a new character for one of their movies. They want it to be a
non-human character (e.g: animal, thing, element of nature, etc.).
Invent the new character for the new movie. Draw it and write down 4
things which that character can do and are PERSONIFICATION.

9. PERSONIFICATION IN DISNEY SONGS
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15. Personification is often used in advertising.
Have a look at the following advertisements.
Identify the object advertised and the human qualities attributed to it.

19. Task. Designing an advertisement with PERSONIFICATION.
Choose one product that you really like. Example: cereal, an ipad, a type of laptop,
a hockey puck, etc.
Invent the name of your BRAND to advertise your product.
PERSONIFY your object to sell it. Draw it and explain its human characteristics.
Look at these
advertisements.
In the first one the energy
drink GATORADE is being
personified as a boxer who
defeats thirst. In the second
one there is a tiger for
CHEETOS. He looks cool
just like its food.

20. Personification in poetry
Read the following poem.
Task 1. Underline all the things that are being personified.
Task 2. Draw what you've just read.
Dinnertime Chorus
The teapot sang as the water boiled
The ice cubes cackled in their glass
the teacups chattered to one another.
While the chairs were passing gas
The gravy gurgled merrily
As the oil danced in a pan.
Oh my dinnertime chorus
What a lovely, lovely clan!

21. The Gastronomic Gym
Pasta twirling and spinning,
peas do vertical jumps
mashed potatoes swimming.
meat doing bench press and pumps.
Food has begun to exercise
but it’s not in any gym.
My brother said its happening
right inside of him.

22. PERSONIFICATION OF PLANET EARTH.
Look at the different images of Planet Earth.
What do they represent?

23. PERSONIFICATION OF COUNTRIES
Sometimes countries are being personified.
Can you identify which country the following people
represent? How could you guess (think of clothes as
well as other symbols)?

24. How is Canada personified in this cartoon? Which national symbols are being used?

25. ACTIVITY. Working on personification.
CANADA
Think about the country you live in as well as Canadian symbols.
Make a drawing personifying Canada. You may choose to draw a flag, the map,
a typical food/sport/animal standing for the country…possibilities galore!