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"I'm dizzy from holding my breath for so long, maybe for years. And something ugly,hidden deep inside me is threatening to erupt. I can't hold it back anymore. How do I make it stop before it's too late?" The author is showing that everything that she is feeling is finally coming out that bottle of emotions that has been feeling up for so many years. It uses diction as if she was going to explode. It uses characterization because of what she is going through and how she finally letting it all out.

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Allegedly pg 71 " i'm dizzy from holding my breath for so long, maybe for year, And maybe something ugly, hidden deep inside me is threatening to erupt. I cant hold it back anymore. how do i make it stop before its to late? In this quote the author uses figurative language and diction to describe the situation as shes a volcano which is about to explode. The character is dizzy feeling of this ugly feeling threaten to erupt shows her emotions becoming in controllable and shes trying hard to not let it out.

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"something ugly, hidden deep inside me is threatening to erupt. i can't hold it back anymore.How do i make it stop before it's too late?" (page 71) she include this to show that mary was holding in for so long to where can't anymore. the signficance is symbolism to show the reader that mary is about to "erupt" like a volcano

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" i'm dizzy from holding my breath for so long, maybe for year, And maybe something ugly, hidden deep inside me is threatening to erupt. " page 71. I believe this quote is a symbol because she's saying how she's tired of holding in her emotions, thoughts, and words.

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Pg 71 "I'm dizzy from holding my breath for so long, maybe for year, And maybe something ugly, hidden deep inside me is threatening to erupt." The author is showing that she is scared to say what she has to say. It uses characterization because its showing the kind of person she is.

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1.Allegedly pg 71 "The hot stingy sensation on my face makes my head hurt, the buzzing louder. I can't keep my baby? All 'cause of Alyssa? But momma said ... damn, should I tell them? No, it's too late. You can't! But it's my baby. It's me and Ted's baby, NOT theirs. They can't do this. It's not fair. It wasn't my fault. I didn't mean to throw her...
2. The author included this because she foreshadows on the day with the baby Alyssa, conflict because she is getting mad at the state because they either want her to get an abortion or put the baby up for adoption, and character development because it looks like she is starting to get anxiety from being a teenager and about her baby. She is talking to herself like a alone person breaking down feeling like they are alone in the world.

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pg 71 " Hot tears, dripping down my face, eyes a leaking facet. i am crying. i never cry. this shows conflict which lets it be known that she cant handle everything thats  going on and at this point she is starting to breakdown.

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pg 71 " Hot tears, dripping down my face, eyes a leaking facet. i am crying. i never cry. this shows conflict which lets it be known that she cant handle everything thats  going on and at this point she is starting to breakdown.

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page 71, "A dam opens and i realize what the sensation is. Hot tears, dripping down my face, eyes a leaking facet. I am crying. I never cry." The author included this to show a deeper meaning of the character, "i never cry", shows her crying is a rare thing for her. This also shows that this kind of situation that she's going through is something that she can't handle. "The dam open" that is metaphor, comparing her crying eyes to a dam opening, letting all her tears out.

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Page 70 "There is a brief pause as the world comes crashing around em. Windows break, buildings collapse, people screaming and drowning in the rising sea."
The significance of this quote by the author is the change of Mary's feelings, the figurative language, and the diction, the author shows the character dev. We see how Mary changes, the author is slowly transitioning from a quiet, observant girl, to a hurt and overwhelmed person. The author could also foreshawdow a future panic attack, as she can't keep her baby.

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page 71 "The hot stingy sensation on my faces makes my head hurt, the buzzing louder. i cant keep my baby? All cause of Alyssa? But momma said ... damn, should i tell them?

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In the novel Allegedly

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page 74 "Herbert flies in circles around my head, a little slower than usual.maybe he's getting old. I have no idea the life span of flies, but Herbert's a survivor. he'll be okay, we'll be okay."
the significance of this quote is was to use the motif of Mary and the fly

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Page 70 " Adoption? Someone's going to adopt me?" I blurt I'm surprised at how quickly the thought sparks hope in me. Like, me, adopted, someone actually wanting me." This quote is important because you can tell she still have feelings about her future even though she never experience what it's like to have a normal life.

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page 70 "there is a brief pause as the world comes crashing ... and yet somehow i still hear Herbert buzzing nearby" the author uses fore shadowing indicating that Herbert could show freedom in the future for Mary. Another literary device used is

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allegedly page 71 "I'm dizzy from holding my breath for so long, maybe for years. And something ugly, hidden deep inside me is threatening to erupt. I can't hold it back anymore. how do I make it stop before its too late" . the author is showing feeling in this quote on how she feeling about having an adoption because the state/ the group home won't let her keep the baby because she is under age is still under the state priorities.

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pg 71 i ''open my mouth but nothing comes out my lungs are about to bust body shaking'' the author includes this because this is how mary fr

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In page 70, in the quote, "There's is a brief pause as the world comes crashing." the author uses figurative laguauge