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If you make an animal, an object or concept have human characteristics, it can bring your writing to life. Personification is very popular in poetry and musical lyrics. Here are some easy examples of personification: My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning. The leaves danced in the wind. Tom could hear the chocolate cake calling his name. The tree stood proudly in the forest. Let's look at some sentences in more detail. We know the sun cannot really smile but it helps us understand that the weather is warm and bright. Compare this to: The grey sky cried all day. We can all imagine sad, rainy day that feels miserable. We also love to personify technology or cars. How many of you have heard someone say "my phone has died"? In reality, it was never alive but simply ran out of battery. Let's say Andrew really wanted to drive his new shiny car. Personifying the car will help make this sentence more exciting. This sounds much better! Have look at this sentence, what could it mean? Miss Garnett's computer refuses to turn on. The computer cannot be stubborn but it helps us understand that Miss Garnett has tried many times to get the computer to turn on with no success. The sofa groaned when Uncle Percy sat down with his beer. If the sofa is groaning it implies that the sofa could be old or Uncle Percy is very heavy. Let's review personification. Start today by using more personification in your writing to impress your teachers.