Personification is a literary method that adds interest or comprehension to a poem or tale by imbuing an object or animal with human characteristics. — Huck is lonely and believes the wind speaks to him. The wind tells him many things, but it is really the river that talks. Metaphor is the comparison of one thing to another without mentioning the first thing's subject. In other words, metaphor is talking about someone or something using its own description. For example, when Huck says the river is "a pretty good fellow," he is saying that the river is friendly. When Tom calls the river a "lying old scoundrel," he is saying that the river isn't friendly. Synecdoche is the use of a part of a plant or animal to represent the whole thing. For example, when Huck says the wind has "gone all the way across country to get me some help," he is saying that the wind has traveled all over America looking for someone to rescue him. Anadiplosis is the repetition of a last word or phrase at the end of a sentence or clause. For example, when Huck says that the river is "my friend now," he is saying that the river used to be his enemy but now they are friends.