Personification

"As Vince attempted to park in the crowded lot, his truck kissed the bumper of an Impala." What is being personified?

• lot

• Impala

• Vince

• truck

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"When Michael made a shot without hitting the rim, the net shushed his rivals." What is being personified?

• Michael

• rim

• shot

• net

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"Bobby couldn’t take his mind off of chess; the game spoke to him night and day." What is being personified?

• chess

• the game

• Bobby

• night

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"All of her life, Margaret wanted to be rich. She longed to know the comfort of having others wait on her. When she grew up and got married, greed came knocking on the door of her new home. Margaret always wanted more, always looked elsewhere." What is being personified?

• Margaret

• greed

• home

• rich

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"The darkness of the night taunted Veronica as she walked home late from soccer practice. She heard a dog barking and a flock of crows flew from a bramble of bushes. A man coughed in the distance. Her heart beat faster as she saw headlights in the far distance." What is being personified?

• Veronica

• the darkness

• crows

• a man

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What is personification?

• Giving an object or idea and human train

• Figurative Language

• Using the word "like" or "as"

• Being a person

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"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name." What ability is the pie given?

• being the last piece

• calling

• blueberry

• hearing

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"And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy." What is being personified?

• the boy

• joy

• the tree

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"The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on."

What ability is the fog given?

• cat feet

• a city

• sitting and looking

• being foggy

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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

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