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Objects/Things/animals Personification Example of sentence

lashed/ punished/ The lightning lashed out its fury at the unsuspecting inhabitants.
lightning
stretched/ danced The lightning stretched its fiery arms across the gloomy sky.
thunder clapped/ grumbled The thunder clapped angrily in the distance.
moaned/ groaned/
door/ floorboards The door protested and opened slowly.
protested
shadows waddled/ shuffled Long shadows seemed to waddle towards him.
threatened/ caressed/
Dark, saturated clouds slid across the sky and heavy rain threatened to fall at any minute.
rain/storm thrashed/ raged/
The storm raged furiously.
pounded
birds/ bees played/ hummed/sang The little birds hummed and played hide and seek in the orchard.
The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.
sun/ rays tiptoed/ supervised
The sun stretched its golden arms across the plains.
leaves hopped/ cried/shivered The leaves cried out in pain as they fell from the tree.
Suddenly he heard a loud noise, his thought raced wildly.
thoughts Raced/darted/ tumbled
His thoughts tumbled in his head……
moon winked/ danced The moon winked at me through the clouds above.
gaped/
house/ window The miserable house gaped, slack-mouthed… The blank gaze of windows….
sad/miserable/dead
The darkness extended its tentacles around him in a stifling embrace.
Darkness/night embraced
Night crept over the earth.
Silence crept Silence crept into the deserted room.

Fear Wrestle/ engulf He wrestled with his fear.


Nudged/ gnawed/
curiosity His curiosity gently nudged him, daring him to step inside…….
dared/ provoked

Personification means giving human traits to something that is not human.


Things Personification Example of sentence
The stealthy sun hid The sun hid silently behind a huge grey cloud.
whistled/ caressed/ The cool, gentle breeze caressed her cheeks.
wind
hummed/ chanted The wind chanted a mournful, somber tune.
nodded/ waltzed/ The colourful flowers waltzed in the gentle breeze.
daffodils/ flowers/trees
pleaded/ bowed The wilting daffodils pleaded for water to quench their thirst.
sand massaged The warm, golden sand massaged his feet as he strolled towards his friends.
swaddled/ wrapped/
snow The snow swaddled the earth like a mother would her infant child.
whispered
threatened/ caressed/
Dark, saturated clouds slid across the sky and heavy rain threatened to fall at any minute.
rain/storm thrashed/ raged/
The storm raged furiously.
pounded
moon winked/ danced The moon winked at me through the clouds above.
gaped/
house/ window The miserable house gaped, slack-mouthed… The blank gaze of windows….
sad/miserable/dead
The darkness extended its tentacles around him in a stifling embrace.
Darkness/night embraced
Night crept over the earth.
The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.
sun/ rays tiptoed/ supervised
The sun stretched its golden arms across the plains.
smirked/ smiled/ Up in the cloudless sky, a galaxy of stars smirked…
stars
danced The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
house stood guard The old abandoned house stood on the hill, a sentry to the window of time.

Examples of similes

Snow falls like white petals from the flowers that grow in the cold atmosphere. George W. Bungay

The snow was falling like angel dust.

The old house was like a person whose heart had been ripped out.

The old house was like a sad old beggar who had no friends or family to care for him.

The old house creaked like an arthritic old lady.

Personification means giving human traits to something that is not human.

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