Personification

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Happiness
• Walking
• Hiking

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."
What is being personified?

• The lumberjack
• The trees
• The chainsaw
• The song

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?

• The walls
• The scream
• The room
• The orange

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is personification?

• A word that is a sound
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• personification
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Personification is giving human characteristics to objects

• true
• false

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Personification is not a type of figurative language

• true
• false

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The piano sang a mournful song. 

• Personification 
• NOT Personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The moon hid its face behind the clouds in the night sky.

• Personification 
• NOT Personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A