Wk 10 L4 Reflection on Personification SB1

Personification

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QUESTION 1

What is personification?

Repeating the same sound at the beginning of words

Giving human qualities or actions to something not human

Comparing two things using 'as' or 'like'

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QUESTIoN 2

What is the effect of personification?

Short sentences give clarity and authority

It creates rhythm in the text

It helps us to visualise the subject and makes it more memorable

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QUESTION 3

Which of these is an example of personification?

The bed groaned satisfactorily

It was a thundery, cold day

The boy was cold and hungry

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Read this brief extract from an autobiography. What is the effect of the personification?

QUESTION 4

“Climbing onto the top of the wardrobe in my room, I would jump off and land on my bed, which seemed an immense distance below. Actually it was only a few feet, but the bed groaned satisfactorily.”

It suggests the boy was jumping heavily onto the bed as it sounds like the bed is in pain

It suggests the bed is broken because it is satisfied at being jumped on

It suggests the boy is in pain because he groaned

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RESULTS

4correct

1 -2 correct

3 correct

0 correct

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Well done

You have a good understanding of personification

You understand personification very well

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