Lit.+14+&+15

1. "...**//some special"//** reason... (alliteration) The author is using an alliteration to talk about a special reason. 2. "...**//with it's seeming miles of faded cotton flannel//**." (hyperbole) The author is exagerating by saying that it's so long that it seems miles long. 3. "**//Winnie's head whirled//**..." (metaphor) The author is saying that she was thinking so much that her head seemed to whirl. 4. ..."**//which way we were//** headed..." (alliteration) The author is saying the words "which way we were headed." 5. "...**//the frogs talked//**..." (personification) The author is saying that the frogs were talking, but not literally. They were really croaking. 6. "**//Crickets joined in with their shrill, rythmic song//**." (personification) The author is saying that the crickets were singing, but not literally. Thye were really chirping. 7. "... **//I'd be out here like a shot//**." (simile) The author is saying that if Winnie hollered, Tuck would be out there as fast as a shot.