Personification homework

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.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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

Tags

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

• The room

• The orange

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What word shows the walls being personified?

• bright

• screamed

• walked

• room

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the mountain trail."

What human characteristic is being given to the wind?

• Whistling

• Happiness

• Walking

• Hiking

Tags

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The trees danced happily in the wind.

What is being personified?

• the trees

• dancing

• the wind

• happily

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

It was time to go home but the bell refused to ring!

What is being personified?

• time

• home

• the bell

• refused

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Choose the example of personification:

• The flowers begged for water.

• The flowers were as dry as the desert.

• The flowers needed water.

• Drip, drip, drip - I watered the flowers.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the meaning of this personification?

"The warm bed seemed to be calling my name."

• There was someone in my bed.

• The bed was really warm.

• I really want to go to bed.

• I had a weird dream.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A