Personification

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

• The forest

• The wind

• A person whispering

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified?

• The sun

• The desert

• The people walking

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. What is being personified?

• The clock

• Time

• The room

• Tim

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified?

• The trees

• The chainsaw

• The song

• The lumberjack

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• Monica

• The shoe store

• The high heels

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified?

• Alice

• The pencil

• The desk

• Her classmates

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which of these sentences contains personification?

• Clouds were strolling through the sky.

• The sky was filled with clouds.

• Clouds form when moist air rises upwards.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is being personified ?  "Oreo: Milk's favorite cookie!"

• Cookie
• Milk

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the definition of personification?

• an author gives human traits or characteristics to an animal or object

• an author's way of developing a character through the character's words, thoughts, and actions

• concrete details of a story that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste

• the perspective from which the author presents the actions and characters of a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of these sentences contains personification?

• Shiny new shoes peeked out from under his freshly pressed pants.

• Shiny new shoes were visible under his freshly ironed pants.

• Shiny new shoes were polished and clean.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A