Personification is when a writer gives human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals. One example from the story includes:
"seagulls soared and cried out as if they were in mourning."
Find other examples from Number the Stars and list them below.
But no birds called or cried here in the night.
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On page 41, Ellen says it seemed as if the whole world was crying when Lise died. I think that is a personification because she says the world is crying, and that is a thing that people do, not worlds.
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