Personification

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Personification

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things

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Which is an example of personification? Options: I am so hungry I could eat a horse, The sun is like a light bulb, The Sun smiled at us, I want to be awesome

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The Sun smiled at us

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Which sentence has an example of personification?

• Her brown hair moved with the breeze.
• The boy ran like a cheetah across the playground.
• My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.
• The girl was as beautiful as an angel.

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My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.

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Which of these sentences has an example of personification?

My alarm clock screamed and woke me up this morning.

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The boy smiled at the turtle in the pond.

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The cat licked my face as I tried to read my book.

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He quickly climbed the mountain like a bighorn sheep.

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My alarm clock screamed and woke me up this morning.

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Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

• The wind blew silently through the night
• The dog took the empty bowl and threw it over the fence.
• The cat ran fast.
• Bob jumped over the gate like Bill did before.

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The dog took the empty bowl and threw it over the fence.

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"But when the trees bow down their heads..." is an example of

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personification

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Which is an example of personification?
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The wind grabbed onto my arms.

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The wind is like a thundering sea

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The wind is the sea

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The wind winds wondrously without a witness

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The wind grabbed onto my arms.

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The moon is a bright yellowish orange tonight.
• The desk chair broke when the books were set on top.
• The acorn seed will one day grow into a tree.
• The moon shows us more about beauty than any thing on earth.

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The moon is a bright yellowish orange tonight.

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"My computer throws a fit every time I use it," is an example of:

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personification

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Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

• The star I wished on winked at me.
• The trout danced on the water's surface.
• The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.
• The sun was warm on the child's face.

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The sun was warm on the child's face.