Personification

1
Personification

• Human Characteristics

2
Object and Meaning

• The microwave timer told me it was time to eat my
  TV dinner.

3
Object and Meaning

• The video camera observed the whole scene.

4
Object and Meaning

• The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the
  walkers.

5
Object and Meaning

• The snow whispered as it fell to the ground
  during the early morning hours.

6
Object and Meaning

• The dishes danced on the shelves during the
  earthquake.

7
Object and Meaning

• The car engine coughed and sputtered when it
  started during the blizzard.

8
Personification

• Can you think of your own example of
  personification for leaves falling to the ground
  from the tree?

9
Personification

• The leaves danced to the ground.
• The leaves hopped off the tree.
• The leaves waved goodbye to the tree.
• The leaves cried out in pain as they fell from
  the tree.

10
Hyperbole

• Exaggeration

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Hyperbole or Not

• The town is so small you better not blink or you
  will miss seeing it.

12
Hyperbole or Not

• The sun was so bright, it hurt my eyes.

13
Hyperbole or Not

• The fish I caught was so big, my arms hurt as I
  reeled him in.

14
Hyperbole or Not

• Your sister is so skinny, she has to run around
  in the shower to get wet.

15
Hyperbole or not

• It was so hot, if you dropped an egg on the
  sidewalk, it would fry.

16
Hyperbole or Not

• My grandfather is so slow, it takes him 10
  minutes to walk to the car.

17
Make Your Own Hyperbole

• My house is so big.
• My house is so big, you need a map to find the
  bathroom.

18
Make Your Own Hyperbole

• My dog is so smart
• My dog is so smart, he graduated college when he
  was two years old.

19
Make Your Own Hyperbole

• My teacher is so old
• My teacher is so old, she taught the cave men how
  to build a fire.

20
Make Your Own Hyperbole

• My best friend is so forgetful
• My best friend is so forgetful, I have to remind
  her what her name is.

21
Make Your Own Hyperbole

• My car is so old
• My car is so old, it is pulled by a horse.