Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Use personification to complete the following sentence:"a cat sitting in ___________"

There are several different approaches to take with this. 
The main idea in personification is one whereby human characteristics are given to
animals or objects to bring a greater level of connection between authorial intent and
reader understanding.  I always like to think of personification as a form of
visualization.  In the setting with the cat sitting, I think we can go with different
takes.  If there is a mood or feeling of nervousness or uneasiness, "A cat sitting in
nervousness, unable to relax, but unable to sleep."  In this personification, the cat is
being linked to nervousness, a distinct feeling that humans can understand and
experience.  It is a human reaction that animals also experience, but one that humans
primarily understand.  Another example would be, "a cat siting in presumptive judgment
of its surroundings."  Here, the cat is being given the power to judge or assess its
conditions, almost like a judge or some type of adjudicator.  Finally, if we wanted to
convey a sense of sadness or forlornness, "a cat sitting in wait for absolution."  This
can take the human experience, connect it to the cat, which in turn forges a stronger
connection with the human reader.

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