Personification Lesson

Similes, metaphors, personification, exaggeration or hyperbole

Poetry is more figurative than literal

• Alliteration

• Figurative Language

• Stanza

• Speaker

Phrase:
The cup danced joyfully across the table.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

What is being personified?

• The walls

• The scream

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled at us.

• The sun is like a light bulb.

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

"The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended."

• Simile

• personification

What is personification?

• animals or non-humans acting like humans

• giving food to animals

• helping your mom

• going on vacation

Personification is not a type of figurative language

• Ture

• False

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

What is being personified?

• The store

• The high heels

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• A) The wind whispered through the trees.

• B) The car is as fast as lightning.

• C) The dog barked loudly.

• D) The cake was delicious.

What does personification mean in literature?

• A) Giving human traits to non-human things.

• B) Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• C) An extreme exaggeration.

• D) A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.