Personification

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?

• High Heels
• The store

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?

• The walls
• The scream

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Hiking

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is personification?

• A word that is a sound
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

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

• Photos of me are always really good.
• I own an expensive camera.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled at us
• The sun is like a light bulb

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• personification
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"But when the trees bow down their heads..." is an example of

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

"The table played a cruel joke on Mrs. Cook when it collapsed as she placed her coffee on it."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Playing
• Collapsing
• Not liking coffee
• Tabling

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3