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The Oven Grumbled

Personification: giving things human actions

Lesson 5
Mild
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Chef Polpetta

Personification gives a thing a human action or feeling. The kettle sang!

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Tick the personification

aThe kettle sang.The kettle boiled.personification
bThe sun was hot.The sun smiled.personification
cThe door groaned.The door opened.personification
dThe tree was tall.The tree waved at me.personification
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Find the 3 mistakes

At night the town falls asleep. The street lamps are tall. The moon smiles at the rooftops. The bins are green. The shop windows are dark.
Two lines bring the town to life. Leave those alone.
Write the corrections here
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Now you write

☆☆☆
Word banksangsmiledwhispereddancedsighed
a Give the kettle a human action:
The kettle
b Give the moon a human action:
The moon
c Give the wind a human action:
The wind
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I used personification! The wind blew. The rain fell. The sun was hot. Things doing things, no?

Tell Polpetta why these are not personification, then fix one.
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