What does personification mean? What are some examples of personification in literature? Professor Megan Ward answers these questions using examples from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and everyday life. The short video is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify personification in stories and poems but also to analyze its structure and purpose. The video is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the free SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/oregon-state-guide-english-literary-terms
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Timestamps
0:00 Personification Definition
0:42 Uses of Personification
1:15 Personification Example and Analysis
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