Personification/Onomatopoeia

To give something nonhuman human characteristics is called

• simili
• hyperbole
• personification
• onomatopoeia

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A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor

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An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word
• A descriptive word
• A sound word
• A statement

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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

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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

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Which one of these could be a onomatopoeia?

• 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

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I stepped on a blueberry and it went splat. Is that a onomatopoeia? 

• No
• Yes
• Trash

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The rain danced on the street is an example of...

• hyperbole
• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia

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