Identifying and Using Personification

Personification

I can identify and find examples of personification.

Multiple Choice

Which describes personification?

• Giving human qualities to objects or animals.

• Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"

• Comparing 2 things saying that one things is something else.

Multiple Choice

What object is being personified in the sentence?

In other words: What object is acting like a human?

The bright orange walls screamed at her when she walked in the room.

• walls

• scream

Multiple Choice

What object is being personified in this sentence?

In other words: What object is doing something only people can do?

The wind whistled a happy tune as I hiked along the mountain trail.

• mountain

• wind

• tune

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this personification?

During the night, the rain yelled at us.

• The rain was loud on the roof.

• The rain got us soaking wet.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun is like a lightbulb.

• The sun smiled at us.

Multiple Choice

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

What is the clock doing that only people can do?

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• laughing

• finishing a test

• beeping

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Goal: I can identify and find examples of personification?

• I met the learning goal!

• I could use some more help.

• I do not understand the learning goal.