Personification

Personification gives human characteristics to things that are not human. Here you will find our collection of personification worksheets to help teach this figurative language device. For more figurative language devices, visit our Similes and Metaphors, Onomatopoeia and Hyperbole pages.

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Personify Abstract Nouns

Personifying abstract nouns can be a great way to build tension in stories.

Personification Poem Worksheet: ‘Goodnight’

This worksheet focuses on personification. Read the poem and answer the questions.

Personification Poem: ‘Goodnight’

A poem using personification titled ‘Goodnight’.

Choose Action/Trait & Write

Two different human actions or traits are given for each object. Students choose one and use it to write their own personification.

Completing Personification

A scaffolded worksheet to support the creation of personification. Students choose from a list of human actions to complete the given sentences.

Add Personification to Sentences

Rewrite sentences using personification to make them more expressive.

Writing Personification

A scaffolded worksheet to support students to write their own examples of personification.

Write Personification Guided (2)

A scaffolded worksheet to support students to write personification. Students choose a human action or trait to match the given objects. They then write their own personification sentence.

Write Personification Guided (1)

A scaffolded worksheet to support students to write personification. Students choose a human action or trait to match the given objects. They then write their own personification sentence.

Identifying Personification

This worksheet helps introduce personification. Students must identify the object that is being personified and the human action or trait it has been given.