Question

autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go. - anonymous

1. mark the personification you see in the sentence.
2. how would the feeling of the sentence change if the author had just said “autumn leaves change color in the fall and then die.”?
3. why do you think the writer connects “autumn” with the idea of “letting go”?
4. use the format of the sentence and just change some of the words to create your own beautiful sentence. (could you pick another season, or perhaps a specific holiday?)

“__________ shows us how ________ it is to let things __________.”

Explanation:

1. The personification is "Autumn shows us". Autumn is given the human - like ability to show something.
2. The original sentence has a more positive and poetic feeling about the process of change in autumn. The alternative sentence is more matter - of - fact and has a more somber tone as it focuses on the "death" of leaves.
3. In autumn, leaves fall from trees, which can be seen as a natural process of "letting go". It can symbolize the beauty in accepting change and the end of one stage and the beginning of another.
4. For example, "Spring shows us how refreshing it is to let things bloom."

Answer:

1. "Autumn shows us"
2. The original is more positive and poetic; the alternative is more somber and matter - of - fact.
3. Because leaves falling in autumn can be seen as a natural process of "letting go".
4. Spring shows us how refreshing it is to let things bloom.