Writing strong Lyrics. Personification never hurts!

Personification is a technique for  giving human qualities to non human objects.

Example:
The  smiling moon, a jovial sun, a lonely road, the  sad ocean, etc

As an example, in the poem”Mirror” by Sylvia Plath, the mirror (referred to by the letter ‘I’ in the first line) is given the ability to speak, see and swallow, as well as other human attributes such as truthfulness and preconception. This makes the words so very ‘poetic’.

“I am silver and exact.

I have no preconceptions.

Whatever I see I swallow immediately

Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.

I am not cruel, only truthful”

When looking for the strengths of lyrics at Songbay, we always look for examples of personification. So to personify, personification can help bring  a lyric to ‘life’!! 🙂