Personification Poems
After reading Michael Rosen’s poem “Attack” it gave our class the idea to create personification poetry.
"Personification is when a writer gives an object the qualities of a person."
MAKES AN OBECT COME TO LIFE.
We decided with the theme from poetry week being light, we would make our house come alive in the morning as the light began to come through the curtains.
The House That Never Sleeps
The house began to blink its eyes
As the curtains danced across my room
The softest pillow hugged my dreamy head as I woke up
The tooth paste danced into my mouth
I ran down the round stairs while saying my prayers
I sat on the couch and it gave a shout
The spoons jumped and the cups began to stomp
The TV began to shout and all the children ran out
The kettle began to sing as the telephone started to ring
By Amelia
The House Is Alive!
I open the curtains and the light danced in.
My eyes began to wake as the windows began to shake.
My soft pillow hugs my head as I get out of bed
The carpet tickles my feet, oh what a lovely treat
I hear the plates and cups clattering and chatting
As the cupboard doors began clapping
The toothpaste started tingling
While the mouthwash started giggling.
As I walk down the noisy stairs the pictures glare
The spoons are twirling while the cups are turning
As the milk hopped down to the ground
I found a pound, oh what a lovely surprise
The telly starting singing
While the children started digging
The Hoover roared as it done the chores
Everybody was slamming doors
The washing machine started talking to the dryer
While it was on fire
By Ava
RISE AND SHINE
As I wake up my warm blanket hugs me
I open my blinds the windows peer out
As I walk down the stairs the carpet tickles my feet
When I turn the fire on the flames dance
As I make my cup of coffee the kettle whispers
I go outside the flowers smile and nod
When I open my mail box it begins to talk
I put my TV on and it begins to chat
I nearly sat on the cat
The washing machine screams like an airplane
Time to get ready to start my day!
By Cole
WAKEY WAKEY
The curtains tip toed across the wall
As the sun light stretched out its arms
The windows peered out, looking very cross
Mum shouted "get up!" she is the boss
I walked down stairs and the TV spoke
The hoover began to choke
I sat on the sofa the carpet tickled my feet
As I fell into another deep sleep
The cereal jumped out of the bowl
And the milk began to roll
I started yawning and the fridge started talking
The plates where dancing in the cupboard
They smashed, crashed and dashed
The door yelled as it opened "Hello, good morning!"
By Jack
The Dancing House
My soft pillow hugs my head
Then I jump out of bed
The carpet tickles my feet
The toothpaste hugged my teeth
I could hear the beautiful breeze singing
The table and chairs danced across the kitchen
The cups talked to teach other
The windows began to blink
The dishes jumped into the sink
By Jessica
The House That Comes Alive!
As the light shines through I wake to go to the loo
My pillow gives me a hug but I am very snug
As the window blinks the blinds dance
Down the stairs the plates jump and the cups stomp
I could hear the kettle sing and whistle
Just then my spoon twirled around the cup like a ballerina
The toothbrush was zooming around my mouth like a go cart
As I looked out of the window the daisies, the roses and the dandelion’s nodded their heads.
Nobody wanted to get out of bed
As I walked in to the living room my fire turned on
And the TV sang a song
As I sat on the couch, it tickled me so much
By Jess
Time to Rise
As the fire starts to prance
The chimney begins to dance all the way to the clouds
The curtains begin to shiver as the window's blink their eyes
The plates start to chatter as everyone begins to rise
Mums not very happy because the TV woke with growl
My slippers are blue and my dogs like to chew
I wish the washing machine didn't have to talk in its dream
Just then my kettle gave a scream
It thinks its flying in space because it makes that sound
My toothpaste turned in my mouth
As the woman made a shout
Why does my house have to come alive?
Is it because there is a witch inside?
The floorboards cackle merrily as siblings walk past
Also the pictures on the wall give me a glance
By McKenzie
MY MOVING HOUSE
When I get up in the morning my pillow hugs my head,
Then the carpet tickles my feet,
The stairs say “hi” as I walk by,
My silk uniform lays across the bed
As my wardrobe stretches out and nearly reaches my head
My cereal prances in the bowl before I gobble it up
The kettle whistle as I walked passed
The cups and plates began to dance
The toaster popped and gave a roar
By Paisley
The Crazy House
The curtains began to dance
As the light began to prance into my room
The blanket wrapped its arms around me in my bed
The carpet tickled my feet
The toothpaste and the mouthwash all start giggling
The cups started to chat to each other
The fork and spoon didn’t even bother
The floorboards started to squeak
The toaster popped and the toast began to peek
The door gave a giant yawn
By Rebecca