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Wednesday 4 September 2019

Figurative Language - Personification


In each sentence, an object or idea is personified.  Identify the object or idea that is being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea.

The wind whispered through the gloomy forest. 
What is being personified?
The wind
What human trait or quality has it been given?
Whispering

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers.
What is being personified?
Flowers
What human trait or quality has it been given?
Being happy

As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.
What is being personified?
The sun
What human trait or quality has it been given?
Beating

The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.
What is being personified?
The chainsaw
What human trait or quality has it been given?
Being able to sing

As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, “Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk.”  She looked at her classmates accusingly.  
What is being personified?
Her missing pencil
What human trait or quality has it been given?
Walking

When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.
What is being personified?
High heels

What human trait or quality has it been given?
Calling out to someone

The noisy door screamed as it opened.
The leaves danced in the wind.
The hoodie was hiding from me in my closet.

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