Objectifying (Chremamorphism)

If personification is the technique of giving inanimate (things not alive) human characteristics, Chremamorphism is giving characteristics of an object to a person.

For example: "she shined upon him with her eyes" gives qualities of an object, like a star, to a person.

Step One: Brainstorming

Make a chart in your journal that includes 6 columns at the top and 3 columns long. Put part A (emotions) on top and put part B (people and objects) on the side. Here's a depiction:

Emotion:	Happy	Angry	Loyal	Kind	Sad
Person:
Object:

Identify the following people in your life:

• A positive or happy person
• An angry or grumpy person
• A loyal or trustworthy person
• A kind or sweet person
• A sad or melancholy (depressed) person

Step Two: More brainstorming

List objects (non living things) that you consider:

• positive or happy
• angry or dangerous
• loyal or trustworthy
• pleasant, nice, or sweet
• sad or tragic

Step Three: Writing

In your journal write a poem or description of a person as an object. If, for example, your mother is a stable, loyal, trustworthy person, you might identify or describe her with an object that is stable and trustworthy like a four-legged table.

"Mother--you are a four-legged table
There to lean on, support our weight.
You are wide and strong and able
To bear the things we place upon you.
We gather around you each morning, each night,
And though we don't always say it--
We mutter grace and give thanks,
thankful that you are always there within sight."