Playful Personification!

What is the definition of personification?

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of figurative language that is an extreme exaggeration.

• A type of figurative language that gives human like qualities to an object that is not human.

• A type of figurative language that uses a word to create a sound effect.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the sentence that contains personification.

• The snow was a blanket covering the ground.

• Tears ran down my face when I wrecked on my bike.

• I was happy as a clown when I received an A on my test!

• My mom has a million shoes in her closet!

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Click on all the sentences that contain personification.

• My stomach was growling at me because I had skipped breakfast.

• The skyscraper seemed to rise into the sky forever!

• The chocolate pie was calling my name!

• I swam like a fish to the other end of the pool.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The (a)   danced as the wind whirled them around.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Why is the sentence - The lightning danced across the sky. - an example of a personification?

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The thunder roared all night long.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for days.

• Her eyes are as blue as the sea.

• I'm as hungry as a hippo!

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CCSS.L.6.5A