Read each passage. Underline the word or words that show personification. Then write a sentence about the mental picture
you have of the thing described.

1. When the world was young, a long river wandered through a large forest.

2. The river offered its water freely to anyone who needed it.

3. The more the moose drank, the more the water retreated.

4. The river hurried to fill the holes.

5. Soon, mud was grabbing at the moose’s feet.