Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother II. Writing De ences Simile, Metaphor Personification o We hunted the grasshoppers that leaped about like little rockets o For the next two years I was as busy as a squirrel storing nuts for the winter. o Gone was the puppy-wool coat In its place was a handsome black mantle o The whole world thrilled to that wild cry. W B T L E The end of Writing Devices.Lesson 2 Maheegun My Brother W B T L E The end of Writing Devices. We hunted the grasshoppers that leaped about like little rockets. For the next two years I was as busy as a squirrel storing nuts for the winter. Gone was the puppy-wool coat. In its place was a handsome black mantle. The whole world thrilled to that wild cry. II. Writing Devices Simile, Metaphor & Personification