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The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified: The wind. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified: The flowers. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified: The sun. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. What is being personified: Time. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified: The chainsaw. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her. What is being personified: The high heels. When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. What is being personified: Freedom. As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified: The pencil. Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom's grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable. What is being personified: The wallpaper. William knew that he shouldn't have eaten the last cookie out of the cookie jar. He knew that his father loved to eat chocolate chip cookies after work, but William ate the last one anyway. Now as he waited for his father to come home, guilt poked and chewed at William. As delicious as the cookie was, William now wished that he had never opened that cookie jar. What is personified: Guilt

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified: The wind. The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified: The flowers. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified: The sun. Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. What is being personified: Time. Kelly was so happy that Tom and she were moving in together, but when she walked into her new residence, she dropped her suitcase. She had never seen the inside of the house which Tom's grandmother had given them, and though she was grateful to receive such a nice gift, the ugly yellow wallpaper in the kitchen screamed at her. She knew she would have a lot of work to do to make her new house livable. What is being personified: The wallpaper. As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified: The pencil. Which is an example of personification: The sun smiled at us. What is the meaning of this personification?"The stairs groaned as we walked on them.": The stairs squeaked when they walked.. What's the meaning of this personification?"The camera loves me!": Photos of me are always really good. . "As Campbell twirled, her headband angrily slapped Mrs. Brennan across the face."What human characteristic is being given: Slapping. When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. What is being personified: Freedom. The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'What object is being personified in the sentence: Moon. "After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."What human characteristic is being given: Chewing. What is personification: . "The table played a cruel joke on Mrs. Cook when it collapsed as she placed her coffee on it."What human characteristic is being given: Playing. "The storm moaned and groaned as if it's stomach hurt."What human quality is NOT being given: Storming. "After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."What is being personified: Guilt. Which statement is true: Personification is the act of giving a non living being an human trait.. My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile: personification

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Persuasive Writing is when you..: write to ask for something. Dear Zookeper,This is the..: greeting. Which word do we use to give a reason why: because. If someone has to do something, which word would you use?You ________ go to the reason room. : must. Yours Sincerely Daniel This is called the..: Sign Off. Why do we need the address on a letter: it tell us where the letter is from . What does 'Dear Sophie' need after it: A comma. What does your first sentence need to say in a persuasive letter: What you want. If you want someone to do something but they don't have to, what word would you use?You_________ drink water every day. : should. Words 'he, she, it, they, we' are called..: Personal Pronouns

What is a thesis statement: A statement that explains the main idea of an essay. What is the purpose of the thesis: To state your opinion or claim and prove it. Where should a thesis statement appear: first paragraph. The thesis statement should include your opinion on the on the points your are analyzing: True. The thesis statement should express a main idea that links to supporting points: True. A writer who uses persuasion attempts to:: influence you to do or believe something. A fact is:: something that can be proven true. Which two paragraphs are the most similar: Introduction and Conclusion. What are the components of a persuasive writing: Introduction, Thesis Statement, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion. What is the purpose of persuasive writing: To persuade. What is a lead: The first sentence in argumentative writing that graps audience attention. What are transitions used for: Guide your through the reading. What type of sentence always starts a body paragraph: Topic Sentence. What are the components to an argumentative thesis statement: claim and 3 reasons. What is a hook, or lead: A sentence that gets the reader's attention. . There are three parts to an essay. Which choice contains all of them: Introduction, Body, Conclusion. Your thesis statement must include the points you'll discuss. At least how many should you have in your essay: Three. A short interesting story is called an: Anecdote. The first step of the writing process is the: Prewrite. During writing time, it's most important that I: write