Personification

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What is the literal meaning of the following sentence:

The clouds began to cry.

Back

It was raining.

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Literal meaning of: The dice danced down the table.

Back

Someone rolled the dice down the table.

Front

The sunflowers kissed the sky.

Back

The sunflowers were standing straight up.

Front

Literal meaning of: The wind hummed it's mournful tune.

Back

The wind was blowing.

Front

Literal meaning of the sentence:

The thundered roared.

Back

The thunder was loud.

Front

Literal meaning of: The vending machine ate my last dollar.

Back

Someone used their last dollar at the vending machine.

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Literal meaning of: The video game was begging to be played.

Back

Someone wanted to play the video game.

Front

I woke up to the alarm clock screaming at me.

Back

The alarm was going off.

Front

Literal meaning of: The picture jumped off the page.

Back

The picture was nice to look at.

Front

The sun is glaring down on the world.

Back

It's hot.