personification (and some simile and metaphor review)

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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Give an example of personification.

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"The wind sang through the forest."

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as.'

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Provide an example of a simile.

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"She was as cute as a button."

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Provide an example of a metaphor.

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"His hands were icicles."

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In the sentence 'the plate jumped from his hand', what is being personified?

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A plate.

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In the sentence 'The sun glared down at me from the sky', what is being personified?

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The sun.

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What human quality is shown in the phrase 'the bright orange car raced by screaming for attention'?

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Screaming.

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What does it mean to give human traits to animals or objects?

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It means to use personification.