Objects with Human Characteristics

What does the phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees' mean?

• The wind made a soft, rustling sound as it passed through the trees.

• The wind danced through the trees

In the sentence 'the sun smiled down on the children playing', what human characteristic is given to the sun?

• Anger

• Happiness

How is the ocean described as having human characteristics in the sentence 'the ocean roared with anger'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

What does it mean when we say 'the stars winked at me from the sky'?

• The stars were actually planets in the sky.

• The stars were playing hide and seek in the sky.

• The stars appeared to twinkle or shine brightly in the sky.

Describe the human characteristic given to the moon in the sentence 'the moon watched over the sleeping town'.

• Protective or caring

• Sleepy or tired

• Jealous or envious

Explain the phrase 'the car coughed and sputtered as it struggled up the hill'.

• The phrase uses personification to describe the car's struggle up the hill, likening its engine sounds to coughing and sputtering.

• The hill is coughing and sputtering as the car climbs it

• The car is actually a person struggling to climb the hill

How is the river described as having human characteristics in the sentence 'the river sang a soothing lullaby'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

What does the phrase 'the leaves danced in the wind' suggest?

• The leaves were actually dancing in the wind.

• The leaves were still and unmoving in the wind.

How is the rain described as having human characteristics in the sentence 'the rain cried all night'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Explain the phrase 'the thunder growled angrily in the distance'.

• The thunder was actually growling like an animal.

• The thunder made a loud, angry sound in the distance.

• The thunder was whispering softly in the distance.