Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The mosquitoes () us with their ceaseless biting and buzzing.
irritated taunted
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 taunted. It describes the mosquitoes as if they were people who torment others.