Personification Assessment

Personification is...

• Giving an object or animal human characteristics to create interesting imagery.

• Comparing two things using like or as.

• A sound word.

• An exaggeration.

What is being personified in the following sentence?

The flowers danced in the wind.

• danced

• flowers

• wind

The city I live in never goes to sleep.

What does this example of personification mean?

• People don't sleep.

• No matter what time it is, people are always out and about in the city. It is never quiet.

• There are no beds available in the city.

What is being personified in the following sentence?

The camera loves her.

• her

• loves

• camera

The wind sang through the trees.

What does this example of personification mean?

• Hurricane force winds destroyed everything.

• There was a breeze.

• Songs were heard in the forrest.

• Trees were falling to the ground.

What is the meaning of the following sentence?

The sun smiled down at me.

• It was hot.

• It's going to be a good day.

• I was blinded.

Which sentence is not an example of personification?

• The bridge stretched over the interstate.

• Stars winked in the sky.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The snow swaddled the earth like a mother would her infant child

The moon rested in the midnight sky.

What is being personified?

• moon

• sky

• midnight

• rested

The ocean waves lashed out at the boat, and the storm continued to brew.

What is being personified?

• waves

• boat

• storm

• brew

What does this example of personification mean?

The sun smiled and chased away the angry clouds.

• It got stormy.

• The clouds opened up and it rained.

• The sun came out after a storm.