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Personification is a form of poem in which human characteristics are attributed to nonhuman things, but there is more to personification. What is personification in poetry (complete definition)?

Evolution of My Life
"Evolution of My Life“Evolution of My Life” In Upstate New York's rustic veil, A warrior's story slowly starts to sail, A tale of scars that won't subside, Of PTSD's heavy, crushing tide. A veteran, 39, with eyes that roam, Haunted by...Read the rest...
Categories: addiction, age, america, anxiety,
Form: Personification



Premium Member Momma's Bible
The first time I saw her face, dripping water from stands of dark brown hair, eyes bright and innocent, she spoke to me, telling me her name, date of birth, and the date of...Read the rest...
Categories: bible, birth, blessing, caregiving,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Ship in a Bottle
I was born to sail. I can hear whispers of the ocean calling me, but there are no tides upon this mantlepiece. I cannot set sail, trapped in this glass cocoon, collecting dust.. I am no resting place for...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy,
Form: Personification
Premium Member He Rules in Splendor
He knows his splendor Would be too much To take in all at once And so he announces his coming By revealing little bits of himself... A sun drenched tree in the distance A building all lit up in his glory... The...Read the rest...
Categories: happiness, how i feel,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Alchemy of Seaglass
In the palm of nightforest and rain I leave imprints on sands , my flesh baked by the elements --my nipples and breasts darting towards the sky in full radiance of an alchemy, where this womb...Read the rest...
Categories: image, magic,
Form: Personification



A tale of Three Diaries
Once upon a time, That seems so long a go now, We were smarter and wiser, For longer. But we cannot take credit for that, No, that is down to three diaries, That once gave us daily reminders, But always leaving the...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, appreciation, baptism, career,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Shifting Shape
There’s fire in those eyes Flames flicker from finger tips Her voice is forged from thunder She has such shapely hips She’s not quick to anger Still you do not want her scorn Her’s is the soul of a warrior Heaven...Read the rest...
Categories: anger, blessing, body, humanity,
Form: Personification
Premium Member the sky and I
a fast moving sky fluffy grays with glimpses of white it looks like a foreign planet butted up against earth I watch it calmly float by trying to see if it is rotating on an axle it senses my interest...Read the rest...
Categories: sky,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Broken Sinking Boat
“minus identity . . who am I?” - Unseeking Seeker I am a boat not anchored to the shore. The waves keep crashing me. They’re coming fast and very hard. I hear the ocean’s roar. My stern...Read the rest...
Categories: sad,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Lady Fuchsia
She’s dainty and pretty in pink and purple Modeling her ruffled dress and her fuchsia hat As her long and slender legs dance in the wind She’s intoxicatingly beautiful and enchanting Wild bees seductively buzz all around her Waiting...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, beautiful, flower,
Form: Personification
Premium Member The Glass Ceiling
The Glass Ceiling “Woe there sister, where do you think you're going? Turn around, go back, stop, cease, desist! Nothing for you above my see-through barrier. Yes, yes, I know you can see them up there. ...Read the rest...
Categories: culture, funny, gender, hyperbole,
Form: Personification
Until I Have A Voice
Oh won’t you please, do speak for me To savor...Read the rest...
Categories: earth, environment, hope, how
Form: Personification
Wind's Seraphic Symphony!!
Winsome wind sends thou greetings Swaying my curls, flowing through a sinful flesh Tranquility and peace whilst watching among "Welcome, welcome, welcome!" An Idyllic voice perseveres Humming light brilliant echos.. Come again come again! I didn't quite catch ya.. Flowing...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, appreciation, beauty, how
Form: Personification
Premium Member Iberian Wolf
I am persecuted with no compassion, here, there and everywhere, I have no home anymore. Wherever I go I'm a nuisance, I just try to find my way here, where all the beings belong to. You, humans are taken all my habitats, my...Read the rest...
Categories: adventure, animal, blessing, dedication,
Form: Personification
Premium Member I am the mountain
Entry for: Are you a mouse or a mountain poetry contest: I am the mountain that stands still in the sky, casting away doubt to all questions why I stand with strength, the same you are granted Sharing the...Read the rest...
Categories: mountains, peace, strength,
Form: Personification

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