Personification & Hyperbole

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

• Raindrops danced around on the table. 
• The rain hit the table and bounced off.
• The rain soaked the patio.
• The rain watered the plants.

What is the meaning of this personification?
"The stairs groaned as we walked on them."

• The stairs were slippery when they walked.
• The stairs cracked open when they walked.
• The stairs squeaked when they walked.

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CCSS.L.K.4A

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.4

CCSS.SL.K.2

Give an example of personification

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse
• The sun is like a light bulb
• The Sun smiled at us
• I want to be awesome

Which answer is not correct about personification

• The run down house appeared depressed
• Her life passed her by
• The wind howled its mighty objection.
• He was as fast as a rocket

Which one is true?

• A personification is a simile
• A personification is the same as a metaphor
• A personification can give living things nonliving characteristics
• A personification can give nonliving things living characteristics

Which one of these could be a personification?

• He is as slow as a turtle
• The tornado ran through town without a care
• BOOM!!
• I'm just too lazy to pick another answer

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things
• exaggerate
• give person-like qualities to animals and things
• have a different meaning than the words.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
• She is a beautiful flower.
• She is very pretty.

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CCSS.L.3.1G