Personification

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

• High Heels
• The store

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• The walls
• The scream

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CCSS.L.6.5A

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Hiking

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

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Which is an example of personification?

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse
• The sun is like a light bulb
• The Sun smiled at us
• I want to be awesome

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

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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.

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Which answer shows personification for the sentence, "The pencil ​ (a)   for me to write a poem."?

• called
• broke
• fell

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Which sentence has an example of personification?

• Her brown hair moved with the breeze.

• The boy ran like a cheetah across the playground.

• My pencil danced across the page as I wrote my personal narrative.

• The girl was as beautiful as an angel.

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Which of these sentences has an example of personification?

• My alarm clock screamed and woke me up this morning.

• The boy smiled at the turtle in the pond.

• The cat licked my face as I tried to read my book.

• He quickly climbed the mountain like a bighorn sheep.

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