Personication Examples

Sentences
PanicI wanted to make friends with Panic, so I invited him to a basketball game. Panic said
Yes in his loud and fast voice.
KindnessKindness always wears a bright pink dress. She once went to the edge of the
ocean to help a small boy who was afraid of the water.
FearFear has a night-light in his room, and he wears glow-in-the-dark pajamas.
FriendshipFriendship will meet you for pizza any time you need her.
AngerAnger always cracks his knuckles. Anger taught me a lot, and he made me into a
fearless person. He taught me to skip school and get into ghts. If you ever get Anger to calm
down, youll see he is a nice person. But Anger does not like his nice side, so he hides it.

Short Paragraphs
Order adjusted his topcoat and checked the laces on his new shoes as he entered the
building. As he waited to be called into the planning meeting, he rearranged his les to match
the colors in a rainbow.
Apathy and her neighbor Carelessness tossed their hamburger wrappers in the grass as they
dashed across the newly planted lawn to meet their friends Ignorance and Stupidity.
Ser vice was rst to arrive when the winds died down and the rain let up. She carried her bags
of water, soup, and bread up to the door of the family who had survived the storm.

Long Paragraph
Jealousy
from The Book of Qualities by J. Ruth Gendler

Jealousy stands by the blue ame of the gas stove stirring obsession stew. In his mind he is
tearing people limb from limb. He wears a shirt that is almost in style with its odd angular
shapes and bright edges. He can be quite charming when he wants to be. He certainly has
a air for drama. After a while, though, the roles Jealousy takes begin to seem shallow,
dishonest, repetitive. The more upset he feels, the more loudly he denies it. For a time
I stopped having parties because he wouldnt come if I invited certain people. At that point I
couldnt give a party without inviting him, and I was unwilling to censor my guest list for his
sake. He is quite capable of showing up anywhere, unexpected, uninvited, unwelcome.

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