Examples Of Personification In Fahrenheit 451

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When Montag first held the books, he knew he was doing something wrong. (anaphora) He knew his life would become running from his wife, running from society, running from the hound. (simile) It all started when a lady would not let him set her house into flames like a camper starts a bomb fire. He brought a book home and showed it to Mildred and her friends. (anastrophe) Mildred’s friends, confused and addicted to technology, called 911 on Montag and his house was next to go up in flames. (Epistrophe) Montag had no other option but to hide from the hound, run from the hound, fight the hound. (Personification, metaphor) The hound was a cop seeking out an escaped prisoner. Not knowing what else to do Montag sprinted to Faber’s house where Montag