Pearls English Online Year 5 Personification

Read aloud this narrative poem by Alan Smith from Bermuda. Look for examples of Personification as you read. Woke up this morning to a breakfast sky, Fed the kitten marmalade, had some sunshine in my tea and then went out to greet the day, met Miss Emily Hurricane. She said Wouldn't you like to swim in the sky, sail with the trees as they go whizzing by, dance with the rooftops as they go bubbling? Wouldn't you like to swim in the sky? She had silver hair but it was kind of wild, electricity for eyes and a crackling laugh, ranting and raving like she was crazy She kept singing to me Wouldn't you like to swim in the sky, sail with the trees as they go whizzing by, dance with the rooftops as they go bubbling? Wouldn't you like to swim in the sky? I asked her Why are you howling outside my windows? She answered, 'Rounding up beaches to herd away and deliver to a better place' And the beaches like white sheep but sad, their beauty blemished with tar and debris, we're elated to run away with her and find a safer home at the bottom of the sea By Alan Smith Type 'Ok' after reading

How can you tell that the narrator is happy at the start of the poem?

• When he said he had sunshine in his tea it suggested that woke up to a good start

• I can tell because he woke up

• I can tell because he ate sunshine in his tea

As there are no speech marks in the first column, how do you know when Miss Emily hurricane is speaking?

• It starts with she said only
• It's written in bold only
• It starts with she said and it's written in italics

What sound does the hurricane make?

• Like thunder and lightning
• Like laughter
• Like a song

What was the weather like when he stepped outside?

• Cool

• Sunny

• Hazy and windy

Write down three examples of Personification seen in the poem

Name three things that the hurricane has picked up to carry with it?

• Trees
• rooftops
• beaches
• Sky
• breakfast

Which do you think is a more interesting sentence?

• Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

• Rita wanted to eat the last piece of pie.

Lightning danced across the sky.

What is being personified?

• sky

• lightning

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

What is ANOTHER way you could personify a car?