Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
We watched through the window as the autumn wind () the withered leaves about the yard.
chased scattered
Personification is giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. It is a figure of speech that can be used to make writing more interesting or to emphasize a point.
The trees danced in the wind.
The word danced describes the trees as if they were people. Unlike people, however, trees can't actually dance. Instead, the personification suggests that the trees are moving.
Complete the sentence with the word chased. It describes the wind as if it were a person who was running and playing.