Use personification
Key notes :
Personification is giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. It is a figure of speech that can be used to make writing more interesting or to emphasize a point.
- The trees danced in the wind.
The word danced describes the trees as if they were people. Unlike people, however, trees can’t actually dance. Instead, the personification suggests that the trees are moving.
Learn with an example
➡️ Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
Covered in an arbitrary assortment of old patio chairs and a large metal table, the dilapidated veranda ______ the weight of all that furniture.
- sagged from
- grumbled about
Complete the sentence with the phrase grumbled about. It describes the veranda as if it were a person who is upset.
➡️ Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
Even through my heavy parka, I could still feel the icy ____ of winter.
- fingers
- weather
Complete the sentence with the word fingers. It describes winter as if it were a person with fingers.
➡️ Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
Everyone in the room turned as Jon strolled in, his sleek silk suit_____ his wealth.
- indicating
- bragging about
Complete the sentence with the phrase bragging about . It describes Jon’s silk suit as if it were a person who talks boastfully.
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