Personification worksheet with sentences to identify figurative language, including a snail illustration and a 15Worksheets.com logo.

You're working on a personification worksheet — a literary device where non-human things (objects, animals, ideas) are given human traits, emotions, or actions.

Let’s go through each sentence and determine whether it uses personification. If it does, we put a check mark (✓).

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✔ 1. *The grumpy snail went sullenly on his way.*

- Personification? YES
- Why: “Grumpy” and “sullenly” are human emotions/attitudes. Snails don’t feel grumpy or sullen — this gives the snail human personality.
→ ✓

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✘ 2. *Tina pulled on the stuck window, but it didn't move.*

- Personification? NO
- Why: The window is just an object that doesn’t move — no human traits are assigned to it. Tina is human, but the window isn’t acting like a person.
→ No check

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✔ 3. *The red mittens hugged her hands.*

- Personification? YES
- Why: Mittens can’t “hug” — hugging is a human action. This gives the mittens the ability to show affection or embrace.
→ ✓

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✔ 4. *The insistent phone buzzed again and again.*

- Personification? YES
- Why: “Insistent” is a human quality — it implies the phone is being pushy or demanding, like a person who won’t stop bothering you.
→ ✓

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✔ 5. *From its place on the shelf, the teddy bear gazed longingly down into the room where he and the boy used to play. But the boy was gone.*

- Personification? YES
- Why: The teddy bear “gazed longingly” — gazing with longing is a human emotional action. A stuffed animal doesn’t feel longing or gaze emotionally.
→ ✓

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✔ 6. *The lamp refused to share its light.*

- Personification? YES
- Why: “Refused” is a human decision — lamps don’t make choices. Giving the lamp the ability to refuse is personification.
→ ✓

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✘ 7. *Roger soon became annoyed with the damaged engine.*

- Personification? NO
- Why: Roger (a person) is annoyed — that’s normal. The engine is just broken; it’s not given any human traits.
→ No check

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✔ 8. *The pencil slipped off the desk and hid in the floor in the shadows.*

- Personification? YES
- Why: Pencils don’t “hide” — hiding is a deliberate, often fearful or playful human action. This gives the pencil intention and secrecy.
→ ✓

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✔ 9. *The old coffee mug lived for the feel of the woman’s hand around its middle every morning.*

- Personification? YES
- Why: “Lived for” implies desire, purpose, and emotional attachment — all human qualities. A mug doesn’t “live for” anything.
→ ✓

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## ✔ Final Answer (Check Marks):

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9. ✓

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## 💡 Teaching Tip:
Personification makes writing more vivid and emotional. It helps readers connect with inanimate objects or animals by imagining them as having feelings or intentions — like the lonely teddy bear or the stubborn lamp.

Let me know if you want to turn these sentences into creative writing prompts! 🐌📚