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Title: PERSONIFICATION


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PERSONIFICATION
Personification is a term that describes giving
human qualities, feelings, action, or
characteristics to non-living objects.
For example The large rock refused to budge.
The word refused is an action a human would do.
A rock does not actually have a mind or will to
do something.
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The last piece of pizza called to me, asking me
to eat it!
The window seemed to wink at me.
The trees strong arms reached for the sky.
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Below each sentence, write the object being
personified and what the personification is
suppose to mean. (What is really happening.)
1. The wind sang her mournful song through the
falling leaves.
2. The microwave timer told me it was time to
turn my TV dinner.
3. The video camera observed the whole scene.
4. The strawberries seemed to sing, Eat me
first!
5. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.
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6. The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads at
the walkers.
7. The water beckoned invitingly to the hot
swimmers.
8. The snow whispered as it fell to the ground
during the early morning hours.
9. The china danced on the shelves during the
earthquake.
10. The car engine coughed and sputtered when it
started during the blizzard.
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Practice makes perfect!
Look at the words below. Give each of the
following objects a human quality by writing it
in a sentence.
Fork Table Grass Computer Tree Car Clock Shoe Rive
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