Personification Practice

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?

• High Heels
• The store

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

• The walls
• The scream

The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?

• say
• moon

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

• Photos of me are always really good.
• I own an expensive camera.

Which is an example of personification?

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

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.

Personification is giving human characteristics to objects

• true
• false

Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

• The star I wished on winked at me.

• The trout danced on the water's surface.

• The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.

• The sun was warm on the child's face.

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

• The slimy eel slithered through the seaweed.

• The stand of trees was a festival of color that fall.

• The dandelions stood tall, proudly surveying the rest of the yard.

• The snails crept along the sidewalk, moving as slowly as a glacier.

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