More Beautiful Fox Photographs
Lillian here. Delighted to be tending bar. So, let’s talk about anthropomorphism today: the attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to nonhumans. Hmmm…how does that differ from personification? Literary Devices.net explains “…there is a slight difference between these two. Personification is an act of giving human characteristics to animals or objects to create imagery, while anthropomorphism aims to make an animal or object behave and appear like they are human beings.” (Underlining is mine)
So for today’s Poetics, let’s try our hand at using anthropomorphism in a poem. Have fun with it as I did a few prompts ago in A Sharp Little Ditty, or be more serious. Write a poem for children or something more adult, more serious. Take on the voice of an animal character or write in the third person. Say….. how about that electric fan that is just dying for attention, waving its arms around and around, making high pitch pssssts trying to tell us they’re exhausted from blowing around all the hot air we humans are expending in our political rantings? Silly I know. But you get the point.
So give a cat a fiddle . . . . and anthropomophize me!
wisdom my nature
only this moment exists
fox me a wry smile
This fox is definitely Zenning out! 🙂 LOVE it!
He is indeed.
That fox looks like he has attained bliss.
He does doesn’t he.
Ah! Verbing the noun – a favorite of mine!
Had to be done…not to be outfoxed 😉
I had a fox in my piece today, but it was not meditating–it was killing chickens; liked yours better.
Mine’s just eaten his chicken 😉
I love how blissed out the fox looks.
It was my inspiration. Follow the image link for more of the same.
Love the use of: fox me…and that photo of fox is pure bliss ~
He is a beauty.
Wonderful haiku. I love the blissed out look on the fox’s face – looks like me at certain times…grin.
Thank You. More of the same in the photo link. Such beautiful creatures.
fox as verb = winner winner chicken dinner (see what I did there?) 😉
Fox is perfect as a verb. I love that image… what a smile,
You’ve got to love that foxy face and the line ‘fox me a wry smile’.
Brilliant haiku Paul and a wonderful image – he looks like he’s eaten something very tasty ☺🍗
Oh that image of the fox, his face pure pleasure and this complimented by your fine Haiku. Perfect, just perfect!
Kind regards
Anna :o]
Thank You Anna. I knew I had to write about him when I saw his face.
I love this. Excellent piece.
Thanks Shawna.
Excellent haiku!
But that’s the look I get when I’ve had a slice of dark chocolate cheesecake….
Sounds like Zen moment to me Charley 😉
Yeah… now and zen.
Ba Dum Tish 😉
He is a zen master. He looks like he has found a warm spot in the sun, or just devoured a large rat, yum
Cleverly done. Truly foxxy!
Any number of “fox” uses – foxy lady, sly as a fox, she’s a fox, fox in the chicken house … but no one has EVER foxed me a smile! I love it!