In the phrase “The light danced on the surface of the water.”
What is the LIGHT?
"That bald eagle from the zoo looked angry!"

What is Personification?
Personify the noun, hotdog.
What is "Jan ate the hotdog despite the arguments it posed to her digestive system."? ect.
In the phrase,"A school of rainbow trout swam across the mouth of the river." The river is being personified as this.
What is MOUTH?
In the phrase "The trees danced in the wind of the passing storm.".
What is Trees?
"The story jumped off the page."

What is personification?
Personify the word, wind.
What is "The wind whispered the rumors of the forest."? ect.
In the phrase,"These casinos are always hungry enough to eat your dinner." The casinos are being personified as this.
What is HUNGRY HUMAN?
In the phrase, "The engine gave one final protest before the car shuddered to a stop.".
What is ENGINE, CAR?
"I saw the barn animals dancing last night!"

What is Anthropomorphism?
Personify the word, star.
What is "The star winked down at me from above."?
In the phrase,"The traffic noises argued long into the night and finally Felix went to sleep.", the traffic noises are being personified as this.
What is ARGUING PERSON?
In the phrase, "Peggy heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling her name.".
What is CHEESECAKE?
"The flower danced gracefully in the wind."
Personification.
Personify the word, car.
What is "The cars danced on the sleet-covered road."?
In the phrase, "The wood canoe was a beauty, with her gentle curves and natural finish." the canoe is being personified as this.
What is a BEAUTIFUL WOMAN?
In the phrase, "The cactus saluted any visitor brave enough to travel the scorched land.".
What is CACTUS?
"The dog barked at the passing cat."
What is Neither, it wasn't personified or anthropomorphize.
I got you there. :)
Personify the word, hurricane.
What is "The hurricane’s fury took even the fire department by surprise."? ect.
In the phrase, "Most pianos have pretty good manners but Stephan can make them sound rude.", the piano is being personified as this.
What is RUDE PERSON?