What Is Cynthia Rylant's Style Of Writing

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I can tell you the author's style in the book,In November. The author's style is using a lot of personification in her stories. Based on what I read I know that the author's style is personification because she gives animals or things human characteristics for example "Earth is growing quiet" or "The birds are looking serious ." This example of personification is also a metaphor. The story explains how the bird is looking serious. The author, Cynthia Rylant, gave a human quality to a bird . Cynthia Rylant's style of writing is descriptive

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