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

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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

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• say
• moon

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"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

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is 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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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The trees dressed up in red and gold to celebrate the start of autumn.

• Personification 
•  NOT Personification 

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CCSS.L.6.5A

My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day. 

• Simile
• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is personification?

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

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The white, glistening snow started falling, covering up the faded black driveway that was cracked and worn down. It wasn't how I remembered it years ago.

• Show don't tell

• Repetition for effect

• Simile

• Suspense

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4