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The Oven Grumbled

Personification: giving things human actions

Lesson 5
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Chef Polpetta

Choose the human action for the mood. A friendly street and a threatening street can be the same street.

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Tick the personification

aThe house waited, patient and silent.The house was empty and silent.personification
bThe fire burned all night.The fire danced and spat all night.personification
cThe city never sleeps.The city is very busy.personification
dThe clock was on the wall.The clock ticked away my patience.personification
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Find the 4 mistakes

Polpetta's storm. The wind howled at the windows. The rain was wet. The old oak tree shivered. Thunder was loud. The clouds were grey and low. The gate rattled in the storm. The house held its breath.
Three lines bring the storm to life. One of the others is an action, but a real one.
Write the corrections here
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Now you write

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a Write one sentence where a building has a feeling, and say what mood it creates:
b Bring a kitchen at night to life in two sentences (no similes):
c Rewrite The rain fell on the town so the rain has a personality:
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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?

Explain what makes personification, then rewrite all three lines so the weather has a personality.
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