Personification

What is personification?

• A type of figurative language where nonhuman things are given human qualities.

• A type of literal language where nonhuman things are given human qualities.

• A type of figurative language where human things are given nonhuman qualities.

• A type of literal language where human things are given nonhuman qualities.

In the sentence, "That pizza is calling my name!", what human quality is given to the pizza?

• The ability to eat.

• The ability to talk.

• The ability to run.

• The ability to sleep.

What does the phrase "my car died" mean in a non-literal sense?

• The car was literally buried.

• The car stopped working.

• The car became very old.

• The car was stolen.

In the sentence "The fireflies danced as the moon smiled down upon them," which words represent human characteristics given to nonhuman things?

• fireflies and moon

• danced and smiled

• around and down

• night and them

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