Instructions: for this assignment you will write a personification poem about food. follow the steps below and read the examples before you write your poem. be sure to read the rubric. if you already wrote your poem in class, type your poem in the submission box.
1 )choose a food. then make it seem like a person by giving it some sleep-related human actions. the following are some possibilities: rises, dreams, has nightmares, snores, goes to sleep, wakes, sleeps, is afraid of the dark,
2) use the words she, he, her, him, his, and hers instead of it and its when you write about your food.
3) your poem should be at least 6 lines.
4) remember to write a title for your poem.
5) use at least 4 examples of personification in your poem.
6) highlight the examples of personification your used.
7) import a picture to represent your poem.

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?

The waves crash on the shore ? alliteration ,assonance,onomatopoeia