Personification is a powerful literary device that involves giving human qualities to nonhuman objects or animals. Personifying elements of a story is one of many methods that WRITERS AT WORK students can utilise to create more engaging and relatable stories. WRITERS AT WORK is an education centre offering some of the best English creative writing courses for primary and secondary school students in Singapore with proven results.
Examples:
1. She laid down on the weary, exhausted bed.
2. The sun-kissed oranges beckoned from across the yard.
3. The auntie’s menacing stare threatened to eradicate me if I hadn’t let her go first.
4. The stars winked in the night sky.
However, overusing it may lead to a disjointed narrative or confuse your writing style. It’s important to remember that personification is most impactful when used judiciously to evoke specific emotions or enhance visualisations for the reader. That’s where WRITERS AT WORK’s educators can help guide students in considering the context and purpose of the scene or scenario. While personifying objects or abstract concepts can add depth and emotion to your work, it’s equally crucial to ensure that this literary device aligns with the style of your piece.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
1. Is Creative Writing Good for Kids?
2. What are Good creative Writing topics?
3. How to Begin a Story?
4. What are the Basic Steps in Creative Writing?
A good first step would be to plan out the story – it is important that the story follows a Plot Curve which has a logical sequence of events and a clear conclusion. The main and supporting characters should be clear – there should not be a whole village of characters – just enough to further the plot. Moreover, the central conflict of the story should be clear.
