poetic device: Anthropomorphism & Personification

Anthropomorphism is when animals or objects behave like people, such as a cat who learns karate, or a dog who can talk or play piano.

Personification is similar, but is when animals or objects have seemingly human characteristics, such as a tree waving it’s “arms” in the breeze.

These poems all have anthropomorphic characters or some degree of personification.

Computer Cat
My Dog Likes to Disco by Kenn Nesbitt
My Dog Likes to Disco
My Cat Knows Karate by Kenn Nesbitt
My Cat Knows Karate
My Sloth Is Supersonic
AstroCow by Kenn Nesbitt
AstroCow
My Dog Does My Homework
Good Morning Mrs. Hamster by Kenn Nesbitt
Good Morning, Mrs. Hamster
A Festival for Frogs by Kenn Nesbitt
A Festival for Frogs
It's Thanksgiving Night by Kenn Nesbitt
It’s Thanksgiving Night
Our Holiday Shopping by Kenn Nesbitt
Our Holiday Shopping
Tiny Todd the Turtle by Kenn Nesbitt
Tiny Todd the Turtle
My Kitten Is a Ninja by Kenn Nesbitt
My Kitten Is a Ninja
A Fishy List by Kenn Nesbitt
A Fishy List
Unsteady Teddy by Kenn Nesbitt
Unsteady Teddy
An Ogre Came Over for Dinner by Kenn Nesbitt
An Ogre Came over for Dinner
Thank You, Thanksgiving by Kenn Nesbitt
Thank You, Thanksgiving
When Puppies Play Baseball by Kenn Nesbitt
When Puppies Play Baseball
It’s Lonely as a Boa
My Brother Was Brought by a Bunny
My iPhone Did My Homework
My Dog Lives On the Sofa
My Kitten Had an Accident
The School Year Is Over by Kenn Nesbitt
The School Year Is Over
I Taught My Cat to Clean My Room

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