Personification Practice Worksheet
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and understanding personification in literature.
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This worksheet will test your understanding of personification. Personification is a literary device where human qualities or actions are attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. Read each question and follow the directions.
1. Which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?
The car was as fast as a cheetah.
The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
He fought like a lion.
2. What human quality is given to the sun in the sentence: 'The sun peeked shyly over the horizon'?
Brightness
Warmth
Shyness
Power
Complete the following sentences by adding a verb that personifies the object.
1. The old house in the wind.
2. The waves at the shore.
3. The clock the minutes away.
1. Write a sentence personifying the moon. Underline the human quality or action you give it.
2. Explain why personification is used in literature. What effect does it have on the reader?
Determine whether the following statements about personification are true or false.
1. Personification gives animal characteristics to inanimate objects.
True
False
2. The phrase 'The stars winked in the night sky' is an example of personification.
True
False
Write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) describing a natural phenomenon (e.g., a storm, a river, a forest) using at least three examples of personification. Underline each instance of personification.