Personification, Hyperbole, Simile, and Metaphor!

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What is personification?

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giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.

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What is a hyperbole?

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use of exaggeration to emphasize a point

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What is a metaphor?

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a direct comparison of two unlike things

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

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What is being personified in the sentence: "The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song"? Options: The lumberjack, The trees, The chainsaw, The song

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The chainsaw

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What is being personified in the sentence: "The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest"?

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The wind

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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

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Whistling

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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.

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The sun

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What is the meaning of this personification?
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop."

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The rain hit the table and bounced off.

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Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.
• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.
• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.
• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

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The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.