In November: Figurative Language

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I can determine the author's style in the book, In November. The author's style is cold and empty with a lot figurative language. I know this because the author was using a gracious amount of figurative language to show that everything was cold and white, and that most of the animals were either leaving or asleep. In the text, the author said that Earth was getting a winter bed which was white and silent. This, which is an example of personification, means that the cold, white snow has covered Earth's surface. The text also stated that birds are leaving, and many other animals are asleep. This shows that as animals leave and go to sleep, it is leaving this place a lot more

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