Personification

Giving human qualities to non-living things.

• idiom

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."

What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistled

• Happiness

• Walking

• Hiking

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Eating
• Baking
• Chewing
• Making people guilty

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?

• Clouds
• Winked
• Say
• Moon

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is personification?

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Personification is giving human characteristics to objects

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Personification is not a type of figurative language

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A