What is Personification

What does personification mean?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Describing the weather

• Talking about people

• Using literal language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What does 'The pizza is calling my name' figuratively mean?

• The pizza is making a phone call

• The pizza looks delicious and I want to eat it

• The pizza has a name

• The pizza can talk

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Why do writers use personification?

• Because they have to

• To create vivid imagery for the reader

• To make the text longer

• To make their writing more difficult to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the purpose of personification in writing?

• To simplify complex concepts

• To add dramatic flair and create a vivid image

• To report facts

• To confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun glared angrily upon the desert

• The car is red

• Water is wet

• The book is on the table

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A