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Which of these sentences contains personification?
Clouds were strolling through the sky.
The sky was filled with clouds.
Clouds form when moist air rises upwards.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
The water in the ocean was extremely warm.
The warm ocean waters embraced me.
The water was warm from the sun's heat.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
The statues, atop their pedestals, stared down at me.
The statues were built on pedestals.
The statues were made of bronze and marble.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
It rains frequently in April.
The rains in April nourish the growing plants.
April is a very weepy month.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
The cattails waved goodbye to the departing dragonflies.
The cattails' leaves bounced up and down as the dragonflies flew away.
The cattails are full of fluffy seeds. Dragonflies land on them.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
The engine clanked as the old truck drove uphill.
The engine was old and beginning to rust.
The engine made a clanking noise as the old truck fought its way uphill.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
Shiny new shoes peeked out from under his freshly pressed pants.
Shiny new shoes were visible under his freshly ironed pants.
Shiny new shoes were polished and clean.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
The scruffy puppy's eyes begged us to pick him up.
We couldn't resist the terrier's puppy-dog eyes.
The puppy looked up at us in an adorable way.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
The breeze cause our laundry to move back and forth on the clothesline.
The laundry was hanging on the clothesline to dry in the breeze.
Our laundry swooshed back and forth on the clothesline, tickled by the breeze.
Which of these sentences contains personification?
Vines crept slowly up the sides of the birdhouse.
Slow-growing vines soon covered the sides of the birdhouse.
Vines were growing slowly next to the birdhouse.
What words from this poem show personification?
"I think my computer hates me,
it won't do a thing I say,
it groans and complains
when I want it to work,
and laughs when I want it to play."
hates me
groans and complains
laughs
What words from this poem show personification?
"I think that my house misses me,
when I'm gone, on a trip on my own,
the windows stare blankly,
into the street,
and the roof wears a very sad frown."
a trip on my own
windows stare blankly
roof wears a very sad frown
Hermione was like a walking dictionary.
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The whole forest waited, listening, to see what would happen next.
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Rosalie was a runway model, walking across the cafeteria.
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Carlos was the Einstein of his class.
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Tris was scared and turned white as a sheet.
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The Beast looked like a bear and a lion at the same time.
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Fred and George believe that the rules are begging to be broken.
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Rue lay as still and beautiful as a doll, surrounded by white flowers.
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The storm chased them across the field.
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