Personification, Hyperbole, Simile, and Metaphor!

What is personification?

• giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.

• a way to describe people

• exaggeration to make a point

• when a person is pretending

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What is a hyperbole?

• a coffee drink from Starbucks

• use of exaggeration to emphasize a point

• giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics

• a very fast speed

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What is a metaphor?

• when you think too hard

• a type of constellation

• a direct comparison of two unlike things

• exaggeration

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What is a simile?

• when something is fake

• a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• when two words sound exactly the same

• a symbol

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"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

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

• The forest

• The wind

• A person whispering

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

• Whistling
• Happiness
• Walking
• Hiking

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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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What is the meaning of this personification?
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop."

• Raindrops danced around on the table. 
• The rain hit the table and bounced off.
• The rain soaked the patio.
• The rain watered the plants.

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Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

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