Alliteration, Idiom, Personification Presentation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• It’s raining cats and dogs.

• Silly snakes slither silently.

Open Ended

Why do writers use literary devices such as alliteration, idioms, and personification in their writing?