Simile: when the subject is compared to another subject, using the words like, as or such.
Metaphor: describes a direct comparison between two or more seemingly unrelated objects.
Personification: Gives animals and objects human traits and qualities. These may include sensations, emotions, desires, gestures, expressions and powers of speech.
Metonymy: in literature refers to the practice of not using the formal word for an object/subject and instead referring to it by using another word that is intricately linked to the formal name/word. It is the practice of substituting the main word with a word that is closely linked to it.
Metaphor
“The stealing that cemented their friendship completely” (149)
“Curtains of rain were drawn around the car” (27)
“Cherries of blood had grown into plums” (465)
“Papa’s lungs were full of sky” (437)
“The Conversation of bullets” (175)
Personification
“His hands were cemented into his pockets” (374)
“She envisioned the sight of her thieving hand reaching up, making the window rise until the book was felled. It seemed to surrender slowly, like a falling tree” (369)
“A bathrobe answered the door” (42)
The building appeared to be glued together, mostly small houses and apartment blocks that look nervous (27)
There were erased pages of Mein Kampf, gagging, suffocation under the paint as they turned” (237)
Metonymy
Laughter and smoke rose out of the conversation before they moved to the next job (354)
Women with nothing but kids and poverty would come running out and plead with him to paint their blinds (354)
Smelling the hunger on some of the streets and shaking their heads at the wealth on others (354)
Simile
Blood streamed till it was dried on the road, and the bodies were struck there, like driftwoods after the flood” (12)
“He felt like a man in a paper suit” (140)
It was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed (497)
His blond hair, although darkened, was like a candle’ (440)
Hard times were coming. Like a parade (358)
“I traveled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyer belt of eternity.” (Death, p23) Personification part 1
“Upon her arrival, you could still see the bite marks of snow on her hands and the frosty blood on her fingers. Everything about her was undernourished. Wirelike shins. Coat hanger arms. She did not produce it easily, but when it came, she had a starving smile.”
pg. 31 Metaphor part 1
“The soft spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying onto the floor like powder. (p67) Personification part 1
"She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes." (pg 71) Metaphor Part 1
"Before she could answer, the wooden spoon came down on Liesel Meminger's body like the gait of God. Red marks like footprints, and they burned." (pg 99) Personification part 2
"'I knew it.' The words were thrown at the steps, and Liesel could feel the slush of anger, stirring hotly in her stomach. 'I hate the Fuhrer,' she said. 'I hate him.'" (pg 115) Metaphor part 2
"The road was icy as it was, but Rudy put on the extra coat, barely able to contain a grin. It ran across his face like a skid." (162.) Simile part 3
"Cold sweat--that malignant little friend--outstaying its welcome in the armpits and trousers." (175.) Personification part 3
"Still no one stepped forward, but a voice stooped out and ambled toward the sergeant. It sat at his feet, waiting for a good kicking."- Personification (pg 177) Part 4
"Drizzle came down in spades."- Personification (pg. 209) Part 4
"The darkness stroked him."-Personification (Page 283)Part 5
"Dead leaves were slumped on the road."- Personification (pg. 299) Part 5
"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned."- Personification (pg 308) Part 6
"a knowing smile"- Personification (pg 343) Part 6
"Their eyes were enormous and their starving skulls."- (pg 391)-Personification Part 7
“Behind him, a building tripped. It fell face first...the haze of the collapsed building attempted to follow. It was white and warm, and it crept behind them.”- Personification (pg 399) Part 7
Part 8
"Alex and Barbara Steiner would not disclose what was said while the dominoes were falling like dead bodies in the living room." Page 410 personification
"He was more a black suit than a man." Page 413 metonymy
"For the most part, through, it was a tale of anxiety, especially when it came to the voices in the kitchen and the dead-body dominoes." Metaphor pg.415
"Faces like ghost towns." Simile pg. 417
"Its keys are faded and a blank sheet waits patiently upright in the assumed position." Personification pg 418
"It heaved itself to his shoulder and say there like a bag of wet cement." Simile pg422
"When she and Liesel came out, he handed them his problem." Metaphor page 485
Part 10
Four cigarettes sit disfigured in her ashtray, and the roofless ceilings is hot plate red. Metaphor page 529
She was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on a man's first night in Molching. Metaphor page 532
The girl's mouth wandered on, even if her body was now still. Personification page 533
The bodies of Mama and Papa, both lying tangled in the gravel bedsheet of Himmel Street. Metaphor page 536
He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection. Simile page 536
Papa was an accordion! Metaphor page 537
“… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger.
The sky was dripping.
Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.”
pg. 497 Personification/ Simile
Metaphor: describes a direct comparison between two or more seemingly unrelated objects.
Personification: Gives animals and objects human traits and qualities. These may include sensations, emotions, desires, gestures, expressions and powers of speech.
Metonymy: in literature refers to the practice of not using the formal word for an object/subject and instead referring to it by using another word that is intricately linked to the formal name/word. It is the practice of substituting the main word with a word that is closely linked to it.
Metaphor
“The stealing that cemented their friendship completely” (149)
“Curtains of rain were drawn around the car” (27)
“Cherries of blood had grown into plums” (465)
“Papa’s lungs were full of sky” (437)
“The Conversation of bullets” (175)
Personification
“His hands were cemented into his pockets” (374)
“She envisioned the sight of her thieving hand reaching up, making the window rise until the book was felled. It seemed to surrender slowly, like a falling tree” (369)
“A bathrobe answered the door” (42)
The building appeared to be glued together, mostly small houses and apartment blocks that look nervous (27)
There were erased pages of Mein Kampf, gagging, suffocation under the paint as they turned” (237)
Metonymy
Laughter and smoke rose out of the conversation before they moved to the next job (354)
Women with nothing but kids and poverty would come running out and plead with him to paint their blinds (354)
Smelling the hunger on some of the streets and shaking their heads at the wealth on others (354)
Simile
Blood streamed till it was dried on the road, and the bodies were struck there, like driftwoods after the flood” (12)
“He felt like a man in a paper suit” (140)
It was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed (497)
His blond hair, although darkened, was like a candle’ (440)
Hard times were coming. Like a parade (358)
“I traveled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyer belt of eternity.” (Death, p23) Personification part 1
“Upon her arrival, you could still see the bite marks of snow on her hands and the frosty blood on her fingers. Everything about her was undernourished. Wirelike shins. Coat hanger arms. She did not produce it easily, but when it came, she had a starving smile.”
pg. 31 Metaphor part 1
“The soft spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying onto the floor like powder. (p67) Personification part 1
"She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes." (pg 71) Metaphor Part 1
"Before she could answer, the wooden spoon came down on Liesel Meminger's body like the gait of God. Red marks like footprints, and they burned." (pg 99) Personification part 2
"'I knew it.' The words were thrown at the steps, and Liesel could feel the slush of anger, stirring hotly in her stomach. 'I hate the Fuhrer,' she said. 'I hate him.'" (pg 115) Metaphor part 2
"The road was icy as it was, but Rudy put on the extra coat, barely able to contain a grin. It ran across his face like a skid." (162.) Simile part 3
"Cold sweat--that malignant little friend--outstaying its welcome in the armpits and trousers." (175.) Personification part 3
"Still no one stepped forward, but a voice stooped out and ambled toward the sergeant. It sat at his feet, waiting for a good kicking."- Personification (pg 177) Part 4
"Drizzle came down in spades."- Personification (pg. 209) Part 4
"The darkness stroked him."-Personification (Page 283)Part 5
"Dead leaves were slumped on the road."- Personification (pg. 299) Part 5
"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned."- Personification (pg 308) Part 6
"a knowing smile"- Personification (pg 343) Part 6
"Their eyes were enormous and their starving skulls."- (pg 391)-Personification Part 7
“Behind him, a building tripped. It fell face first...the haze of the collapsed building attempted to follow. It was white and warm, and it crept behind them.”- Personification (pg 399) Part 7
Part 8
"Alex and Barbara Steiner would not disclose what was said while the dominoes were falling like dead bodies in the living room." Page 410 personification
"He was more a black suit than a man." Page 413 metonymy
"For the most part, through, it was a tale of anxiety, especially when it came to the voices in the kitchen and the dead-body dominoes." Metaphor pg.415
"Faces like ghost towns." Simile pg. 417
"Its keys are faded and a blank sheet waits patiently upright in the assumed position." Personification pg 418
"It heaved itself to his shoulder and say there like a bag of wet cement." Simile pg422
"When she and Liesel came out, he handed them his problem." Metaphor page 485
Part 10
Four cigarettes sit disfigured in her ashtray, and the roofless ceilings is hot plate red. Metaphor page 529
She was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on a man's first night in Molching. Metaphor page 532
The girl's mouth wandered on, even if her body was now still. Personification page 533
The bodies of Mama and Papa, both lying tangled in the gravel bedsheet of Himmel Street. Metaphor page 536
He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection. Simile page 536
Papa was an accordion! Metaphor page 537
“… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger.
The sky was dripping.
Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.”
pg. 497 Personification/ Simile