Let's solve this
personification worksheet step by step.
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🔹 What is Personification?
Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities or actions are given to non-human things (like animals, objects, or nature). For example, saying "the wind whispered" gives the wind a human ability to speak.
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Now, let’s examine each paragraph and
underline the personification in each one.
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✔ Paragraph 1:
> Jack ran for his life. The forest was dark and scary.
The leaves danced in the wind and the sky darkened. His breaths became deeper, and
the trees looked at him with caution.
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"The leaves danced in the wind" → *Leaves don't really dance; this gives them human-like movement.*
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"the trees looked at him with caution" → *Trees can't look or feel cautious; this gives them human emotions and vision.*
✔ Personification:
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"The leaves danced in the wind"
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"the trees looked at him with caution"
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✔ Paragraph 2:
> Sally loved reading. She went to the library every day and
watched the books run off the shelves. Sally loved the magic of books, and
the pages leapt out at her.
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"watched the books run off the shelves" → *Books can't run; this gives them human action.*
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"the pages leapt out at her" → *Pages can't leap; this makes them act like living things.*
✔ Personification:
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"watched the books run off the shelves"
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"the pages leapt out at her"
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✔ Paragraph 3:
> Simon ran on the road every day.
The road talked to him and made him feel good. He ran at a good pace, and
his shoes ate the road so fast.
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"The road talked to him" → *Roads don’t talk; this gives it human speech.*
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"his shoes ate the road so fast" → *Shoes can't eat; this uses human action (eating) to describe speed.*
✔ Personification:
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"The road talked to him and made him feel good"
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"his shoes ate the road so fast"
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✔ Final Answer (Underlined in Original):
1. Jack ran for his life. The forest was dark and scary.
The leaves danced in the wind and the sky darkened. His breaths became deeper, and
the trees looked at him with caution.
2. Sally loved reading. She went to the library every day and
watched the books run off the shelves. Sally loved the magic of books, and
the pages leapt out at her.
3. Simon ran on the road every day.
The road talked to him and made him feel good. He ran at a good pace, and
his shoes ate the road so fast.
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📝 Summary:
Personification is used to make descriptions more vivid and engaging by giving human traits to non-human things. In all three paragraphs, we see nature, books, and even roads and shoes acting like people — that’s the magic of personification!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of personification worksheet answers.
