Identifying and Explaining Personification

What is personification?

• Giving human traits to objects

• Giving human traits to insects or bugs

• Giving human traits to animals

• All of the above

Which of the following is personification?

• The pie was calling my name.

• The dog barked at our neighbor.

• My father's driving skills are unmatched to others.

"When Crystal walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her." What is being personified?

• high heels

• the store

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Hiking

The chair was screaming at me to sit on it.

• Personification

• Not personification

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photos of me are always really good.
• I own an expensive camera.

What is the meaning of this personification?
"The stairs groaned as we walked on them."

• The stairs were slippery when they walked.
• The stairs squeaked when they walked.

Which of these is an example of personification?

• My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

• My alarm clock rang as loud as a rock concert.

What is the meaning of this personification?

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

• The walls were very loud.

• The orange color was very bright.

What is the meaning of this personification?

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

• The high heels screamed at Adele to buy them.

• Adele liked the high heels so much she wanted to buy them all.