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Personification

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct definition for Personification?

a)

Personification is a group of words establish by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

b)

Personification is a comparison of two different things using the words "like" or "as".

c)

Personification is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristic.

d)

Personification is an exaggeration that is so dramatic the no one would believe the statement is true.

2.

Which ones are examples of Personification?

a)

"Lighting danced across the sky."

b)

"You are what you eat."

c)

"My book bag cost me a leg and arm."

d)

"My alarm clock yelled at me to get out of bed every morning."

3.

True or False? Can personification make things easier when you read them?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

a)

The scream

b)

The orange

c)

The room

d)

The walls

5.

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."

What is being personified?

a)

Her

b)

High Heels

c)

Adele

d)

The store

6.

Which one is NOT an example of personification.

a)

I was so hungry, I could eat a horse.

b)

The wind howled in the night.

c)

My doll gave me a hug.

d)

The fire swallowed the entire forest.

7.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

8.

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?

a)

The gardener

b)

The flowers

c)

The crops

9.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
10.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?
a)
The chocolate chips
b)
The cookie
c)
Anthony
d)
Guilt
11.

which picture is personification?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which pictures are personification?

a)
b)
c)
d)

all of them