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Writing practice
Personification and Metonymy: 拟人 and 借代
Write a short lyrical description (200–400 characters) of an old object that has 'lived' with your family for years: a clock, a bicycle, a piano, a sofa. Bring it to life with personification (拟人), refer to people by an attribute (借代) at least once, and add a simile.
- 拟人: the object acts or feels like a person
- 借代: people named by an attribute (白发 for the old, 红领巾 for schoolchildren)
- A simile with 仿佛, 如同 or 好像
- A closing line on what the object means to the family
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0 characters · aim for 200–400