Name: _______________________ Date: __________

Personification in Context Worksheet

Personification is when you give human traits or qualities, such as
emotions, desire and speech to an object or animal.
Example: The book winked at me.

Directions: Read each sentence. Underline the example of

personification in each given sentence. Then, explain the meaning of
the underlined personification on the lines provided.

Example: The bus was impatient as it picked up its last passengers.

Answer: The bus was impatient as it picked up its last passengers.
The bus had to load its passengers fast.

1. The candle danced in the dark as the students sat.

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2. The sunflowers nodded in the wind during the spring day.

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3. The angry storm pounded the shelter.

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4. The silence crept into the classroom as the teacher walked in.

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5. The city never sleeps.

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