Exploring Personification and Hyperbole

What is personification?

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Exaggerating for effect

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• Using symbols to represent ideas

How does personification help in writing?

• It makes the text more factual

• It establishes mood and tone

• It provides statistical data

• It simplifies complex ideas

In the example 'The leaves dance their way through the lawn,' what is being personified?

• The wind

• The lawn

• The leaves

• The trees

What mood is created by the phrase 'The brutal wind bullied the tree'?

• Calm

• Joyful

• Harsh

• Indifferent

What is hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration

• A type of metaphor

• A form of irony

• A type of symbolism

Why do people use hyperbole?

• To simplify complex ideas

• To confuse the reader

• To provide accurate information

• To make stories more interesting

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The cat sat on the mat

• I could sleep for a year

• The sun is a golden ball

• The leaves whispered secrets

In the statement 'I ran so fast the trees and people around me were a blur,' what is being exaggerated?

• The height of the trees

• The speed of running

• The number of people

• The color of the blur

What does the hyperbole 'My mom made me read for about a hundred hours last night' imply?

• The person read for a very long time

• The person read for a short time

• The person read for exactly 100 hours

• The person did not read at all

What is the purpose of the practice activity mentioned at the end of the video?

• To prepare for an exam

• To review previous lessons

• To introduce new figurative language concepts

• To test knowledge on personification and hyperbole