Personification

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

• The forest

• The wind

• A person whispering

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?

• The gardener

• The flowers

• The crops

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• The sun

• The desert

• The people walking

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. What is being personified?

• The clock

• Time

• The room

• Tim

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom's grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable. What is being personified?

• The suitcase

• The wallpaper

• The gift

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CCSS.L.6.5A

As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified?

• Alice

• The pencil

• The desk

• Her classmates

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is an example of personification?

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

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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.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

"As Campbell twirled, her headband angrily slapped Mrs. Brennan across the face."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Twirling
• Dancing
• Flying
• Slapping

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CCSS.RL.3.3