Personification
Personification is giving _____ human characteristics or traits.
objects
The crazy wind made the barn door groan.
barn door/groan
The river rushed toward me.
The water is moving fast.
What happened when the boys were walking up the hill?
They kept falling down
The book sat on the desk, collecting dust.
Yes, sitting is a human characteristic given to the book. Books do not sit.
Personification is giving objects ________.
human characteristics/human traits
The deer danced through the meadow.
deer/danced
The plant is leaping towards the sunlight.
The plant is growing.
"When some boys fell, they quickly got back up and tried again." How can we characterize the boys?
determined, hard working
The alarm clock woke me up this morning.
No, there is no human trait given to the alarm clock. They are designed to wake people up.
Personification is a type of ______.
Figurative language
The hurricane roared through the city.
hurricane/roared
When the boy threw the rock, it skipped across the water's surface.
The rock moved or bounced across the top of the water.
What was the setting of Zether's Rite of Passage?
On a hill during the winter
The tray of french fries fell on the floor.
No, there is no human characteristic given to the french fries. They can fall on the floor if knocked over.
Name the 2 types of figurative language we have learned about
similes and personification
The bear was
book/sat
While looking through the newspaper, the job posting spoke to me.
I saw a job that I am interested in.
What do we know about the boy who Zether pushed down the hill?
His brother is really big and going to be Zether's opponent in the big challenge.
Last night the tornado raced across the horizon.
Yes, people race. Tornados do not.
Define personification
Giving objects/items human characteristics/traits.
The colors of the Northern Lights danced across the night sky.
colors of the Northern Lights/danced
The old car protested as I tried turning it on.
The car was not working and would not turn on.
What did each of the boys wrestle to become?
Ruler of the hill
The grizzly bear ran through the dark forrest.
No, grizzly bears already run so it was not given a human characteristic.