Personification Worksheet Directions: In each sentence, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is being personified and explain which human trait or action is applied to the object or idea.
Personification: a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human traits or characteristics.

1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest.
What is being personified?

Which human trait or quality is given?

2. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers.

57: 48 read this excerpt from "sea fever" by john masefield. which statement best describes how masefield creates a hopeful mood in the excerpt? and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, and a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking the free form flows cheerfully and unpredictably. the free form creates a sentimental conversation between man and sea. the fixed meter and predictable rhyme scheme create an upbeat rhythm the fixed meter imitates the rhythm of a military march or parade. mark this and retum save and exit next submit

Which word or phrase would smooth the transition between sentence 1 and sentence 2? o "in conclusion" o "for example" o "therefore" o"because"

What are the best types of evidence to use within the body paragraphs of an argument essay? unsupported opinions logical fallacies visual aids facts and statistics