Personification and Hyperbole

What is "personification"?

• When you compare two things

• When you make animals and objects seem like people

• When you exaggerate something

• Words that sound the same but are spelled differently

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

• The forest

• The wind

• A person whispering

• An animal

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified?

• The desert

• The people walking

• The sun

• A river

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The shiny car called out to Tom, saying he should buy it. What is being personified?

• The shiny car

• The car shop owner

• Tom

• A different car

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

The ugly, brown wallpaper screamed at Paula as she entered the old house. What is being personified?

• Paula

• The old house

• Paula's mother

• The wallpaper

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

The angry clouds marched across the sky. What is being personified?

• The sky

• The earth

• The clouds

• The storm

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

My old computer is refusing to turn back on again, because I spilled my coffee on it. What is being personified?

• The computer

• The person

• The coffee

• The phone

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Hyperboles are figures of speech that....

• Compare two things

• Make animals and objects seem like people

• Exaggerate something

• Are words that sound the same but are spelled differently

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

I'm so tired that I could sleep for an hour. Hyperbole or not?

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

I'm so tired that I could sleep for 10 years. Hyperbole or not?

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole