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Last week we talked about similes and metaphors. These are called "figurative language", which just means it's language that uses powerful images. There's another kind of figurative language that is often on the GED test: personification.
Last week we talked about similes and metaphors. These are called "figurative language", which just means it's language that uses powerful images. There's another kind of figurative language that is often on the GED test: personification.
Personification is when you describe a non-human thing like a human. See the word person in personification? Watch this video to find out more and see some examples of all three types of figurative language.
Personification is when you describe a non-human thing like a human. See the word person in personification? Watch this video to find out more and see some examples of all three types of figurative language.
Here's a (really) short poem by the American writer Carl Sandburg that is a great example of personification.
Here's a (really) short poem by the American writer Carl Sandburg that is a great example of personification.
Fog
Fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Here are some multiple choice questions about these chapters. This is similar to what you can expect on the GED test.
Here are some multiple choice questions about these chapters. This is similar to what you can expect on the GED test.
Finish these sentences. Email me the answers to these questions! iolson@tacomacommunityhouse.org
Finish these sentences. Email me the answers to these questions! iolson@tacomacommunityhouse.org
1.) Cathy told Esperanza not to give the other girls money, but
2.) Cathy told Esperanza not to give the other girls money because
3.) Cathy told Esperanza not to give the other girls money, so
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