Personification Lesson

The lizard grinnin to heself all over the place. Then he slide out there and pick up Sword and take it on home.

Rabbit watch him go. That's all.

Which line is an example of personification?

• “Then he slide out . . .”

• “Rabbit watch him go.”

• “That's all.”

• “The lizard grinnin . . .”

Doc Rabbit kicked Tar Baby with another foot, and that foot got stuck way deep. "Better turn me loose," Rabbit hollered, gettin scared now. Shakin now. Says, "I got one foot left and here it comes!" He kicked that tar baby with the one foot left, and that got stuck just like the other three. "Well, well, well," said Doc Rabbit, shakin his head and lookin at Tar Baby. Which line from the excerpt is an example of personification?

• “Doc Rabbit kicked Tar Baby . . .”

• “. . . that got stuck just like the other three.”

• "’Well, well, well,’" said Doc Rabbit, . . .”

• “. . . that foot got stuck way deep.”

"Listen," said he Lion, and then he roared: "ME AND MYSELF. ME AND MYSELF. Nobody tell me what not to do," he said. "I'm the king of the forest, me and myself."

"Better had let me tell you somethin," Bruh Rabbit said, "for I've seen Man, and I know him the real king of the forest."

He Lion was quiet awhile. He looked straight through that scrawny lil Rabbit like he was nothin at all.

Rabbits are shown in this excerpt as

• confident and stubborn.

• powerful and strong.

• wise and self-assured.

• weak and polite.

Now Bruh Lizard, he been hidin behind a bush. He sees the whole thing. He is laughin and laughin to heself at Bruh Rabbit, cause that Rabbit think he so smart when he steal Sword. And now Bruh Rabbit got nothin to eat all winter long. Which best describes the message of this fable?

• Stealing things sometimes pays off for a thief.

• People who steal are sneaky and brave.

• Stealing something often backfires on a thief.

• People who steal deserve to be stolen from.

Definition: A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

The tropical storm slept for two days.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopeoia

Pick out the personification.

• The tree is like a ghost to peer at.

• The tree swayed in the wind dancing to the music at night.

• The tree is an old man to me.

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• A) The wind whispered through the trees.

• B) The car zoomed down the street.

• C) The clock ticked loudly in the room.

• D) The river flowed gently.

Identify the sentence that uses personification.

• A) The sun smiled down on us.

• B) The cat purred softly.

• C) The rain fell steadily.

• D) The leaves rustled in the breeze.