Understanding Personification

What is personification?

• Giving animal traits to humans

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• Giving non-human traits to humans

• Giving human traits to animals

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The river flowed gently

• The dog barked loudly

• The wind whispered through the trees

• The car drove fast

What does the phrase 'the magazines flew off the shelves' suggest?

• The magazines were thrown away

• The magazines were very popular

• The magazines were too light

• The magazines were misplaced

How does personification affect the reader?

• It confuses the reader

• It creates a vivid image in the reader's mind

• It makes the text longer

• It simplifies the text

Which sentence uses personification to describe a storm?

• The storm moved quickly

• Lightning danced across the sky

• The storm was very loud

• The storm was over soon