Personification

What is the definition of personification?

• Personification is a form of dance.

• Personification is a type of weather phenomenon.

• Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities.

• Personification is a type of food dish.

Provide an example of personification in literature.

• The mountain stood tall and proud.

• The river flowed gently downstream.

• The sun shone brightly in the sky.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

Identify personification in the following line from a poem: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• The trees danced in the wind.

• The trees sang a song with the wind.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The wind howled through the trees.

Explain how personification is used in the sentence: 'The sun smiled down on the earth.'

• Personification is used by attributing the human-like quality of smiling to the sun.

• The clouds whispered to the trees.

• The stars danced in the sky.

• The moon laughed at the earth.

In which poem does the author use personification to describe the moon as 'a ghostly galleon'?

• Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

• The Highwayman

• The Raven

• Ode to a Nightingale

How does personification enhance the meaning of a literary work?

• Personification enhances the meaning of a literary work by removing all human elements from the narrative.

• Personification enhances the meaning of a literary work by attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

• Personification enhances the meaning of a literary work by introducing confusion and ambiguity.

• Personification enhances the meaning of a literary work by focusing solely on inanimate objects.

Identify personification in the sentence: 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.'

• The flowers whispered in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers sang in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers slept in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

Discuss the impact of using personification in poetry.

• Personification in poetry confuses readers and makes the poem less enjoyable.

• Personification in poetry limits the creativity of the poet and restricts the message.

• Personification in poetry enhances emotional connection and imagery, making the poem more engaging and relatable.

• Using personification in poetry has no impact on the emotional connection or imagery.

Provide an example of personification in a famous novel.

• Sherlock Holmes in 'A Study in Scarlet'

• Elizabeth Bennet in 'Pride and Prejudice'

• Huckleberry Finn in 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'

• Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Why do authors use personification in their writing?

• To simplify complex concepts

• To give human-like qualities to non-human things

• To make the writing more boring

• To confuse the readers