Literary Devices
~Personification~
PART 1
-"A bathrobe answered the door."- Personification (pg 42)
-“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.”-Personification (page 31)
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)-Personification
-“A single word leaned against the girl.”- Personificatin (pg 113)
-“Perhaps the fire didn’t burn long enough to fully reach the depth where they sat. Whatever the reason, they were juddled among the ashes, shaken. Survivors”- Personification (pg 119)
PART 3
-“Perhaps the fire didn’t burn long enough to fully reach the depth where they sat. Whatever the reason, they were juddled among the ashes, shaken. Survivors”- Personification (pg 126)
-"Gold medal sitting"- Personification (pg 155)
PART 4
-"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)
-"Drizzle came down in spades."- Personification (pg. 209)
PART 5
-"The darkness stroked him."-Personification (Page 283)
-"Dead leaves were slumped on the road."- Personification (pg. 299)
PART 6
-"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned."- Personification (pg 308)
-"a knowing smile"- Personification (pg 343)
PART 7
-"Their eyes were enormous and their starving skulls."- (pg 391)-Personification
~“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 8
~"ALex and Barbara Steiner would not disclose what was said while the dominoes were falling like dead bodies in the living room."- Personification (pg 410)
~"Its keys are daded and a black sheet waits patiently upright, in the assumed position."- (pg 418)- Personification
PART 9
~ As she crossed the river, a rumor of sunshine stood behind the clouds."-(pg 472) Personification
~"Even the wrinkles around her eyes were joining hands."-(pg 474) Personification
PART 10
~"The girl's mouth wandered on, even if her body was now still."- Personification (pg 533)
~"Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.”-
(pg. 497) Personification
~SIMILE~
PART 1
-"Each night, Liesel would step outside, wipe the door, and watch the sky. Usually it was like spillage-cold and heavy, slippery and gray- but once in a while some stars had the nerve to rise and float, if only for a few minutes."- Simile (pg 45)
-"The soft spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying the floor like powder."- Simile (pg 55)
PART 2
-"Trust me though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hole them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like the rain."- Simile (pg 82)
-"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring."- Simile (pg 94)
PART 3
"Those houses were almost like leapers."- Simile (pg 126)
"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."- Simile (pg 162)
PART 4
-"Feeling more like she was standing in the center of a great dusky field."- Simile (pg. 210)
-"When Max heard the news, his body felt like it was being screwed up in a ball, like a page littered with mistakes."-(pg 194)- Simile
PART 5
-"Like garbage."- (pg 242)- Simile
-"The light was like changing in blocks of shade."-Simile (pg 287)
PART 6
"To me war is like the new boss who expects the impossible."-Simile (pg 309)
"Max was light as a child."- Simile (pg 314)
PART 7
-"Like an elastic rope, he lengthened his lead until any thought of someone else winning snapped all together."- Simile (pg 361)
PART 8
~"Faces like ghost towns."- Simile (pg 417)
~"It heaved itself to his shoulders and sat there like a bag of wet cement."- (pg 422)- Simile
PART 9
~"From down the hall, like a metronome for the visions."- (pg 473) Simile
~"Like miniature horseshoes with a layer of icing sugar."- (pg 159) Simile
PART 10
~"He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection."- (pg 536) Simile
~"The sky was dripping like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn't quite managed."- (pg 497)
~METAPHOR~
PART 1
-"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned. There were black crumbs, and pepper streaked across the redness."- Metaphor (pg 12)
-"She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes." (pg 71)-Metaphor
PART 2
-"It clearly broke her father's heart."-(pg 97)- Metaphor
-"The rot started with the washing and rapidly increasing."- Metaphor (pg 91)
PART 3
-"Triumph before the storm"(pg.167)
-"When she looked up again the room was pulled apart, then squashed back together. All the kids were mashed…"- ( pg 154)
PART 4
-"She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes."-Metaphor (page 183)
-“At the very least, they were infected sores on the injured German terrain."- Metaphor (pg 190)
PART 5
-"When she looked up again the room was pulled apart, then squashed back together. All the kids were mashed…"-Metaphor (Page 242)
-"Jess Owens?" Mr. Steiner was the type of man who was very wooden. His voice was angular and true. His body was tall and heavy. His hair was like splinters."- Metaphor (pg 290)
PART 6
-"Sometimes I imagined how everything looked above those clouds, knowing without question that the sun was blond, and the endless atmosphere was a giant blue eye." (pg.350)
-"The tone vanished, however, when he saw the sleep deprivation whittle under his father's eyes."-(pg 373)
PART 7
-"His soul was skinny."- Metaphor (pg 389)
-"His beard was a ball and chain."- Metaphor (pg 389)
PART 8
~"For the most part. though, it was a tale of anxiety, especially when it came to the voices in the kitchen and the dead body dominoes."- Metaphor (pg 415)
~"There was only the wardrobe-shaped women and the thirteen-year-old girl."-(pg 425) Metaphor
PART 9
~"The whisperer's name was Rudy."- (pg 459)- Metaphor
~"When she and Leisel came out, he handed them his problem."-(pg 485) Metaphor
PART 10
~Four cigarettes sit disfigured in her ashtray, and the roofless ceilings is hot plate red. -Metaphor (pg 529)
~She was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on a man's first night in Molching.-Metaphor (pg 532)
~Metonymy~
~“Many times, on the way home, women with nothing but kids and poverty would come running out and plead with him to paint their blinds.”- Metonymy (pg 354)
~“The room tasted like sugar and dough, and thousands of pages.”- Metonymy (pg 459)
~"He was more a black suit than a man."- Metonymy (pg 413)- PART 8
~"That's right, book thief."- Metonymy (pg 426) PART 8
~"The book thief's face appeared above him again."- Metonymy (pg 460) PART 9
PART 1
-"A bathrobe answered the door."- Personification (pg 42)
-“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.”-Personification (page 31)
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)-Personification
-“A single word leaned against the girl.”- Personificatin (pg 113)
-“Perhaps the fire didn’t burn long enough to fully reach the depth where they sat. Whatever the reason, they were juddled among the ashes, shaken. Survivors”- Personification (pg 119)
PART 3
-“Perhaps the fire didn’t burn long enough to fully reach the depth where they sat. Whatever the reason, they were juddled among the ashes, shaken. Survivors”- Personification (pg 126)
-"Gold medal sitting"- Personification (pg 155)
PART 4
-"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)
-"Drizzle came down in spades."- Personification (pg. 209)
PART 5
-"The darkness stroked him."-Personification (Page 283)
-"Dead leaves were slumped on the road."- Personification (pg. 299)
PART 6
-"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned."- Personification (pg 308)
-"a knowing smile"- Personification (pg 343)
PART 7
-"Their eyes were enormous and their starving skulls."- (pg 391)-Personification
~“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 8
~"ALex and Barbara Steiner would not disclose what was said while the dominoes were falling like dead bodies in the living room."- Personification (pg 410)
~"Its keys are daded and a black sheet waits patiently upright, in the assumed position."- (pg 418)- Personification
PART 9
~ As she crossed the river, a rumor of sunshine stood behind the clouds."-(pg 472) Personification
~"Even the wrinkles around her eyes were joining hands."-(pg 474) Personification
PART 10
~"The girl's mouth wandered on, even if her body was now still."- Personification (pg 533)
~"Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.”-
(pg. 497) Personification
~SIMILE~
PART 1
-"Each night, Liesel would step outside, wipe the door, and watch the sky. Usually it was like spillage-cold and heavy, slippery and gray- but once in a while some stars had the nerve to rise and float, if only for a few minutes."- Simile (pg 45)
-"The soft spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying the floor like powder."- Simile (pg 55)
PART 2
-"Trust me though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, Liesel would hole them in her hands like the clouds, and she would wring them out like the rain."- Simile (pg 82)
-"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring."- Simile (pg 94)
PART 3
"Those houses were almost like leapers."- Simile (pg 126)
"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."- Simile (pg 162)
PART 4
-"Feeling more like she was standing in the center of a great dusky field."- Simile (pg. 210)
-"When Max heard the news, his body felt like it was being screwed up in a ball, like a page littered with mistakes."-(pg 194)- Simile
PART 5
-"Like garbage."- (pg 242)- Simile
-"The light was like changing in blocks of shade."-Simile (pg 287)
PART 6
"To me war is like the new boss who expects the impossible."-Simile (pg 309)
"Max was light as a child."- Simile (pg 314)
PART 7
-"Like an elastic rope, he lengthened his lead until any thought of someone else winning snapped all together."- Simile (pg 361)
PART 8
~"Faces like ghost towns."- Simile (pg 417)
~"It heaved itself to his shoulders and sat there like a bag of wet cement."- (pg 422)- Simile
PART 9
~"From down the hall, like a metronome for the visions."- (pg 473) Simile
~"Like miniature horseshoes with a layer of icing sugar."- (pg 159) Simile
PART 10
~"He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection."- (pg 536) Simile
~"The sky was dripping like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn't quite managed."- (pg 497)
~METAPHOR~
PART 1
-"The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places it was burned. There were black crumbs, and pepper streaked across the redness."- Metaphor (pg 12)
-"She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes." (pg 71)-Metaphor
PART 2
-"It clearly broke her father's heart."-(pg 97)- Metaphor
-"The rot started with the washing and rapidly increasing."- Metaphor (pg 91)
PART 3
-"Triumph before the storm"(pg.167)
-"When she looked up again the room was pulled apart, then squashed back together. All the kids were mashed…"- ( pg 154)
PART 4
-"She settled into the long arms of grass, lying back. She closed her eyes and her ears held the notes."-Metaphor (page 183)
-“At the very least, they were infected sores on the injured German terrain."- Metaphor (pg 190)
PART 5
-"When she looked up again the room was pulled apart, then squashed back together. All the kids were mashed…"-Metaphor (Page 242)
-"Jess Owens?" Mr. Steiner was the type of man who was very wooden. His voice was angular and true. His body was tall and heavy. His hair was like splinters."- Metaphor (pg 290)
PART 6
-"Sometimes I imagined how everything looked above those clouds, knowing without question that the sun was blond, and the endless atmosphere was a giant blue eye." (pg.350)
-"The tone vanished, however, when he saw the sleep deprivation whittle under his father's eyes."-(pg 373)
PART 7
-"His soul was skinny."- Metaphor (pg 389)
-"His beard was a ball and chain."- Metaphor (pg 389)
PART 8
~"For the most part. though, it was a tale of anxiety, especially when it came to the voices in the kitchen and the dead body dominoes."- Metaphor (pg 415)
~"There was only the wardrobe-shaped women and the thirteen-year-old girl."-(pg 425) Metaphor
PART 9
~"The whisperer's name was Rudy."- (pg 459)- Metaphor
~"When she and Leisel came out, he handed them his problem."-(pg 485) Metaphor
PART 10
~Four cigarettes sit disfigured in her ashtray, and the roofless ceilings is hot plate red. -Metaphor (pg 529)
~She was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on a man's first night in Molching.-Metaphor (pg 532)
~Metonymy~
~“Many times, on the way home, women with nothing but kids and poverty would come running out and plead with him to paint their blinds.”- Metonymy (pg 354)
~“The room tasted like sugar and dough, and thousands of pages.”- Metonymy (pg 459)
~"He was more a black suit than a man."- Metonymy (pg 413)- PART 8
~"That's right, book thief."- Metonymy (pg 426) PART 8
~"The book thief's face appeared above him again."- Metonymy (pg 460) PART 9