Exploring Personification in Figurative Language

What does personification involve?

• Giving human characteristics to non-humans

• Teaching humans to mimic animals

• Giving animal characteristics to humans

• Making inanimate objects move

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Why do writers use personification?

• To make their writing more factual

• To confuse the readers

• To simplify complex ideas

• To make their writing more engaging

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of personification?

• To engage the reader's imagination

• To give life to inanimate objects

• To provide a literal description of events

• To make writing more descriptive

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does 'the flowers danced in the breeze' imply?

• The flowers are literally dancing

• The flowers are happy

• The breeze is causing the flowers to dance

• The flowers are moving energetically

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is NOT an example of personification?

• A radio turning on with a button

• A car drinking gasoline

• A building reaching the clouds

• Flowers dancing in the wind

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which example shows personification?

• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius

• The computer is sleeping

• The clock is running fast

• The sun is hot

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the effect of saying 'the radio came to life'?

• It makes the action of turning on the radio more vivid

• It suggests the radio is alive

• It means the radio is a living being

• It indicates the radio is moving

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does 'the fire swallowed the entire forest' suggest?

• The fire consumed the forest completely

• The fire literally swallowed the forest

• The forest was eaten by a giant fire monster

• The fire was hungry

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does 'the building was so tall it seemed to kiss the sky' mean?

• The building is in love with the sky

• The building is very tall

• The building has lips

• The sky is reachable by the building

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What does 'the plants begged for water' imply?

• The plants can speak

• The plants are kneeling

• The plants are thirsty

• The water is ignoring the plants

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A