Explain Personification

Which is the correct definition for Personification?

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

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

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

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

Which ones are examples of Personification?

• "Lighting danced across the sky."

• "You are what you eat."

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

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

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

• True

• False

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

What is being personified?

• The scream

• The orange

• The room

• The walls

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

What is being personified?

• Her

• High Heels

• Adele

• The store

Which one is NOT an example of personification.

• I was so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• The wind howled in the night.

• My doll gave me a hug.

• The fire swallowed the entire forest.

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

• The forest

• The wind

• A person whispering

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

• The gardener

• The flowers

• The crops

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

• Whistling
• Happiness
• Walking
• Hiking

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

• The chocolate chips
• The cookie
• Anthony
• Guilt