Personification Quiz

Identify the personification in the sentence: The sun smiled down on the earth.

• The rain danced on the pavement

• The wind whispered through the trees

• The moon laughed at the stars

• The sun smiled down on the earth

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Find the personification in the sentence: The wind whispered through the trees.

• The wind

• The rain

• The sun

• The moon

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Spot the personification in the sentence: The flowers danced in the breeze.

• The flowers danced

• The flowers sang in the breeze

• The flowers slept in the breeze

• The flowers laughed in the breeze

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Create an example of personification using an animal.

• The bird recited poetry to the flowers.

• The dog sang a lullaby to the baby.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The cat danced in the moonlight.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Give an example of personification using a household object.

• The toaster laughed as it popped up the bread.

• The blender cried as it mixed the ingredients.

• The microwave screamed as it heated the food.

• The vacuum cleaner sighed as it sucked up the dirt.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Write a sentence using personification to describe the weather.

• The sun danced happily in the sky.

• The snow whispered softly as it covered the ground.

• The rain sang a beautiful melody as it fell.

• The wind howled angrily as it whipped through the trees.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

Differentiate between personification and simile.

• Personification is a type of metaphor, while simile is a type of hyperbole

• Personification is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as', while simile is giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Personification is a type of alliteration, while simile is a type of onomatopoeia

• Personification is giving human characteristics to non-human things, while simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Distinguish between personification and metaphor.

• Personification is a type of simile, while metaphor is a type of hyperbole.

• Personification is a type of fruit, while metaphor is a type of vegetable.

• Personification is a type of poem, while metaphor is a type of story.

• Personification is giving human characteristics to non-human things, while metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Apply personification in a short story about a talking animal.

• The talking animal in the short story can be personified by giving it human-like qualities and abilities.

• The talking animal in the short story can be personified by giving it plant-like qualities and abilities.

• The talking animal in the short story can be personified by giving it robotic qualities and abilities.

• The talking animal in the short story can be personified by giving it inanimate object-like qualities and abilities.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Use personification in a poem about a tree.

• The tree slept through the night, its trunk unmoving.

• The tree stood still, its leaves never moving.

• The tree was silent, its roots firmly planted in the ground.

• The tree danced in the wind, its branches reaching out like arms.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5