Instructions
Personification is when we give human characteristics to non-human things, like objects or animals. An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a different meaning than the literal meaning of the individual words. Complete the following activities to practice your understanding of personification and idioms.
Part 1: Identify Personification
The following sentences use personification. Underline the words that give human characteristics to non-human things and write what they represent in the space provided.
1. The sun smiled down on us.represents 2. The wind whispered through the trees.
represents 3. The stars danced in the sky.
represents
Part 2: Create Your Own Personification
Write your own sentence using personification. Be creative!
Part 3: Match the Idioms
Match the idioms on the left with their meanings on the right.
| 1. It's raining cats and dogs | A. Very quiet | 2. The room was silent | B. Very loud | 3. He spilled the beans | C. Raining very hard | 4. The music was blasting | D. Told a secret |
Part 4: Create Your Own Idiom
Think of your own idiom and explain what it means. For example: "Time flew like a bird" could mean that time passed quickly.
My idiom:It means: