Christina Rossetti: Poems Lesson Plan

Personify This

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

To understand personification as a literary device

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

Structure:

In "Bird Rapture," Rossetti uses the literary device of personification to assign human actions or characteristics to non-human creatures or objects. Have students divide into groups of 4-6, and complete the activity in two parts:

Part One:

Identify all of the instances of anthropomorphism in "Bird Raptures." Have students answer the following questions in group discussion:

1. Why does Rossetti use personification in this instance?
2. What is the...