Personification Flashcard

Front

What human characteristic is being given in the sentence: "The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail"? Options: Whistling, Happiness, Walking, Hiking

Back

Whistling

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

Front

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

Back

Photos of me are always really good. 

Front

What is being personified in the sentence: "As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us."? Options: The sun, The desert, The people walking.

Back

The sun

Front

What is being personified in the passage: Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom's grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable.

Back

The wallpaper

Front

Which sentence has an example of personification?
Options:
1. Her brown hair moved with the breeze.
2. The boy ran like a cheetah across the playground.
3. My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.
4. The girl was as beautiful as an angel.

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

Front

What human characteristic is being given in the sentence: "The table played a cruel joke on Mrs. Cook when it collapsed as she placed her coffee on it."?

Back

Playing

Front

Is the sentence "The heavy hail dented cars and cracked windows" an example of personification?

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NOT Personification

Front

Which one of these examples is NOT being personified?

• The bird was as tiny as a ladybug.
• The glass seemed to cry out, "Don't slobber on me".
• The sun smiled on me as it warmed the back of my legs.
• The answer said "Pick me! Pick me!"

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The bird was as tiny as a ladybug.