Personification & Onomatopoeia

"The tea cup clinked and clanged as I put it down on the plate" is an example of:

• simile
• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word

• A descriptive word

• A sound word

• A statement

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Eating
• Baking
• Chewing
• Making people guilty

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is personification?

• A word that is a sound
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?

• say
• moon

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

It is going to rain tomorrow.

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• none

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is being personified:
The wind sang a sad song.

• wind
• song

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?

• The chocolate chips
• The cookie
• Anthony
• Guilt

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Eating
• Baking
• Chewing
• Making people guilty

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The storm moaned and groaned as if it's stomach hurt."
What human quality is NOT being given?

• Storming
• Moaning
• Groaning
• Having a stomach ache

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A