Personification is giving human qualities to animals or

Personification is giving human qualities to animals or objects.

Examples Example #1: The trees were begging for water. Example #2: My sun burnt skin was screaming. Example #3: My locker hates me!

Thumbs up or down: Is this sentence personification? The wind whispered through the trees.

Thumbs up or down: Is this sentence personification? My dog stares at me.

Thumbs up or down: Is this sentence personification? I listened to the wind.

Thumbs up or down: Is this sentence personification? The turtle walked towards me.

Thumbs up or down: Is this sentence personification? Cars danced across the icy road.

Independent Practice Circle the object being personified.

Circle the Personified Object 1. My evil alarm clock yelled at me to wake up. 2. The old truck huffed and puffed up the steep mountain road. 3. My stubborn hair insisted on standing straight up today.

Circle the Personified Object 4. The brisk wind whispered secrets about faraway places. 5. The tornado attacked the corn field with great wrath. 6. The children built a tree house in the old elm on the hill, and now the elm doesn’t feel lonely anymore.

Analyzing Personification

Personify Me! Cars Flowers Animals School Supplies Nature Sports Music Video Games Other Ideas Choose a topic with your group. Write your topic in the middle of the poster and draw a picture. Fill your poster with at least 10 examples of personification using that topic.

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