Personification & Hyperbole

Personification & Hyperbole

By Miles Russell

​When a poet or writer gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

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​​Example:

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The large piece of furniture

refused to budge.

What is personification?

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Multiple Choice

What is personification?

• An exaggeration

• When a poet or writer gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

Open Ended

"The large piece of furniture

refused to budge."

Why is this sentence an example of personification?

An exaggerated statement.

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Example:

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They were so uninterested

that they could have died of

boredom.

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What is a hyperbole?

Multiple Choice

What is a hyperbole?

• When a poet or writer gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

• An exaggerated statement.

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Open Ended

They were so uninterested

that they could have died of

boredom.

Why is this an example of a hyperbole?

Multiple Choice

Their math teacher was so

old that she was around

when dinosaurs were alive.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

The tornado abruptly

materialized and began to

consume the trees in its path.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

The boy claimed the plastic

knife was so sharp that it

could cut a diamond.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

My alarm clock shrieked at

me to leave the safety of my

warm bed.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Open Ended

Why do you think writers use personification or hyperboles?