This document discusses the figure of speech known as personification. It defines personification as giving human attributes to non-human objects, ideas, or animals. This is done to emphasize a point or make something easier to understand. The document provides several examples of sentences using personification, such as "The sky wept for days" and "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky." It also includes examples of personification applied to other contexts like nature, time, emotions, and objects.

1. Figures of Speech:
Personification

3. What’s personification?
 Personification is a figure of speech in which an
object, an idea or an animal is given human
attributes. In other words, we feel the non-human
things have the ability to act like humans beings.
 Personification is used to emphasise a point or make
it easier for people to understand what is being
described.
 For example:
The sky wept for days.
(Weep means cry. Hence, the sentence means It
rained for days.)

4. Examples of personification
 The stars _______ playfully in the moonlit sky.
 The run down house appeared _______ .
 The first rays of morning _______ through the meadow.
 Little did she know that opportunity was _______ at her door.
 He did not realise his last chance was _______ out the door.
 The bees played _______ with the flowers as they buzzed from
one to another.
 The river _______ the earth as the water continued to rise.
 Time _______ and before we knew it, it was time for me to go
home.
 The ocean waves _______ at the boat during the storm.
 The thunder _______ like an old man.
(adapted from yourdictionary.com)
flew, walking, hide and seek, grumbled, danced, depressed, swallowed,
lashed out, tiptoed, knocking

5. Examples of personification
 The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
 The run down house appeared depressed.
 The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.
 Little did she know that opportunity was knocking at her door.
 He did not realise that his chance was walking out the door.
 The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed
from one to another.
 The river swallowed the earth as the water continued to rise.
 Time flew and before we knew it, it was time for me to go home.
 The ocean waves lashed out at the boat during the storm.
 The thunder grumbled like an old man.
(adapted from yourdictionary.com)
flew, walking, hide and seek, grumbled, danced, depressed, swallowed,
lashed out, tiptoed, knocking

7. Examples of personification
 The flowers waltzed/tangoed in the gentle breeze.
 Her life walked/passed her by.
 The sun glared/glanced down at me from the sky.
 The wind rang/sang through the meadow.
 The car was suffering and was in need of some TLC/BLT.
 At precisely 6:30 am my alarm clock sprang/spanked to
life.
 The words appeared to leap/slip off of the paper as she
read the story.
 The car, painted lime green, raced by screaming/booing
for attention.
 When the DVD went on sale, it flew/fell off the shelves.
(adapted from english-zone.com)

9. Examples of similes
 The news took me by ______ .
 The fire ______ wild.
 The tornado ______ through town without a care.
 The evil tree was ______ in the shadows.
 The tree branch ______ as I swang from it.
 The storm attacked the town with great ______ .
 The baseball ______ all the way into the outfield.
 The blizzard ______ the town.
 The tsunami ______ towards the coastline.
 The avalanche ______ everything in its path.
 The car ______ me from across the showroom.
 I could hear Hawaii ______ my name.

10. Examples of personification
 The news took me by surprise.
 The fire ran wild.
 The tornado ran through town without a care.
 The evil tree was lurking in the shadows.
 The tree branch moaned as I swung from it.
 The storm attacked the town with great rage.
 The baseball screamed all the way into the outfield.
 The blizzard swallowed the town.
 The tsunami raced towards the coastline.
 The avalanche devoured everything in its path.
 The car beckoned me from across the showroom.
 I could hear Hawaii calling my name.

12. Speaking
 Justice is ___ , and at times, deaf.
 Money is the only friend I can ___ .
 My city never ___ .
 Karma always ___ up with you.
 Some of my dreams were ___ before I came here.
 Still water ___ deep.
 Time flies and ___ for no one.
 The unemployment rate has ___ to a record high
in my city.
 Winter is the ___ season for me.
 Novels are my travelling ___ .
 Money is the ___ of all evils.
 cruellest
 dead
 catches
 runs
 blind
 companions
 waits
 jumped
 mother
 sleeps
 count on