what are some examples of literary elements in this story

Personification

"The whirring of a small bi-plane, dragging an ad from its tail" (14)

"It tilted just a few feet below the upper platform , as if it had started downward then changed its mind" (15)

"...the pulley had gradually ripped the cable's steel wires-- as if husking an ear of corn-- until they were nearly severed" (17).

Tone and Mood