After reading Edward Hotspur’s post this morning – I thought I would give it a try. I’d never heard of the Trifecta challenge, but I love new and inspiring things.
And now on to our quick weekend challenge. This weekend, we’re sending you back to English 101 to revisit the concept of literary devices. We want you to give us a 33-word example of personification. Wait. What? You forget what that is? It’s the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals (http://literary-devices.com). It’s when the wind howls, the car door grunts, and the front porch shrugs its shoulders under the weight of its own history. Remember? For some writers, it’s the backbone of their art. This weekend, we want you all to give it a whirl, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with. Good luck!
The breeze gently tickled the leaves. The frogs sang in harmony welcoming the night as the sun pulled up the blanket of the horizon. The darkness stretched and settled in for the night.
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Hi new Trifecta! 😀
I like this piece. It brings dusk to mind perfectly.
*new Trifectan lol forgot that little n… (:
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Wow! Wonderfully lovely debut! Welcome to our little world. There is a ton of great imagery in this poem; all so very gentle and peaceful. Hope to hear more from you in future challenges.
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Great use of personification! I loved the soft imagery of the blanket of the horizon being lifted…nice! 😀
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excellent–especially the dark
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off to a good start! that was evening music to my ears
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Beautiful!Loved the line,”the sun pulled up the blanket of the horizon. “:-)Welcome to the Trifecta club
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the sun pulled up the blanket of the horizon!!!!! Well said. And, welcome to the challenge. 🙂
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LOVE the sun pulling up the blanket.
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Wonderful job with personification! I particularly love your last line. Welcome to Trifecta!
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Well done! Personification at it’s very best 😀
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Brilliant start. Welcome!
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This was so soothing and made me ready to settle in for the night. *Yawn* Very nice!
Welcome to Trifecta – you should know, the challenges are addictive 🙂
Thank you very much. I’m looking forward to more of them!
Who is this ‘Hotspur’ person? What a knucklehead. Anyway, yours was brilliant!
Yeah, he’s just some guy that writes some stuff. And thank you, I appreciate that!
This is great. I love the tranquil feeling it brings. The sun pulling up the blanket – wonderful.
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Wonderful descriptive language you’re using there.
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Awesome first submission. You vividly described the descent of nightfall. Like it a lot.
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Welcome! Feeling all snuggly.
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Beautiful descriptive piece. I love this: “as the sun pulled up the blanket of the horizon.” Welcome to Trifecta – hope you stick around!
Thank you…and I hope to!
Bravo … You took me to there with your words.
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Awesome – that was great!
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I’d never heard of the trifecta challenge before. It’s amazing 33 words can convey so much!
It was a bit daunting at first, but seemed to work out well.
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