Reading writing skills 1. Major event and then briefly outline what led up to it or how it happened 2. Figurative language is a special type of comparison Personification attributes human qualities and abilities to inanimate objects, animals, abstractions, and events When we refer to China as "mother country, we use personification as comparison modeL In text A, the author compares"canvas"to “ victim” More examples. The racing car strained impatiently at the starting li Ine King of the jungle, the lion strode across the plain.1. Major event and then briefly outline what led up to it or how it happened. 2. Figurative language is a special type of comparison. Personification attributes human qualities and abilities to inanimate objects, animals, abstractions, and events. When we refer to China as “mother country”, we use personification as comparison model. In text A, the author compares “canvas” to “victim”. More examples: The racing car strained impatiently at the starting line. King of the jungle, the lion strode across the plain. Reading & Writing Skills