Question

what literary technique does the author employ when describing the trees during the storm as looking as if they were in pain?
simile
alliteration
metaphor
personification
the narrators description of his forehead no longer glowing represents which thematic element?
the loss of childhood innocence and joy
his growing maturity
a supernatural curse
the physical effects of malnutrition
what does gasemus character represent in the context of the boys journey?
a symbol of hope and connection to their past
a representation of adult authority
a warning about trusting strangers
an obstacle preventing them from reaching safety

Explanation:

1. Personification is giving human - like qualities to non - human things. Trees are non - human, and "looking as if they were in pain" gives them a human emotional state.
2. The loss of a glowing forehead can symbolize the loss of something pure and innocent like childhood innocence and joy. There is no indication of the other options in a typical literary analysis context.
3. Without more context, a character can often be a symbol of hope and connection to the past in a journey - related story. It is a common literary device to use characters in this way.

Answer:

1. Personification
2. The loss of childhood innocence and joy
3. A symbol of hope and connection to their past