Read the poem.

The Leaves

The leaves had a wonderful frolic

They danced to the wind’s loud song

They whirled and they floated, and

scampered.
They circled and flew along.
Read the poem.
The moon saw the little leaves dancing.
Each looked like a small brown bird
The man in the moon smiled and listened
And this is the song he heard.

The North Wind is calling, is calling,

And we must whirl round and round
And then, when our dancing is ended,
We’ll make a warm quilt for the ground.
Underline the part of the sentence which is personified.
1. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
2. The bees played hide and seek with the
flowers as they buzzed from one to another.
3. The wind howled its objection.
4. The snow swaddled the earth like a mother
would to her infant child.
5. The river swallowed the earth as the water
continued to rise higher and higher.
6. Time flew and before we knew it, it was
time for me to go home.
7.The ocean waves lashed out at the boat
and the storm continued to brew.
8.My computer throws a fit every time I try
to use it.
9. The thunder grumbled like an old man.
10. The flowers waltzed in the gentle breeze.
Remember:

Personification is another figure of

speech. Things and objects are treated
as though they had life and were like
people.
Write P if the sentence uses personification and N if it does not.

1.The sun glared down at me from the sky.

2.The moon winked at me through the clouds
above.
3.The wind sang through the meadow.
4.She looks like the brightest star.
5.He is the black sheep in the family.
6.The window panes were talking as the wind
blew through them.
Copy the sentences in your notebook. Then underline the object that is
personified and circle the word that tells what the object does that
makes it seem like a person.

1.The flowers nodded as the breeze blew.

2.The moon is smiling down at us.
3.The wind whispered secrets to the trees.
4.The brook gossiped with the stones along the way.
5.The clouds chased each other across the meadows
in the sky.