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What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?
Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add

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Explain what is happening in this section of dialogue.
What does the reader learn or start to understand?
Why is it important to the plot? Does it:
* reveal characters' personality traits, feelings thoughts,and/or motives
* move the plot forward by motivating characters to make decisions or take action
* reveal important details or secrets

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Leena and her family adopted a four-year old boy and after he came everyone always cared about him. He also kept destroying Leena's things and no one did anything about it. I can relate to this because one time my three year old cousin came to my house, and she would destroy everything and cry for everything. My parents even celebrated her birthday with all of my friends and made it bigger than mine, which made me hate her. But then I started realizing that she was just young and she needs to learn.

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In my book a girl named Hannah baker committed suicide and after her death 13 people get mailed video tapes of why she killed herself and their role in it. When Jay gets a box he is shocked cause he thought he had nothing to do with her death. I can relate to his because sometimes when people are mad at me I think its for no reason and just shrug them off. But I eventually learned that even the littlest things that seemed like nothing to me can really hurt someone else.

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What type of figurative language is the author using? Explain how you know this.
Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you learn or understand about the characters, plot, conflict, etc?

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"The spot of paint flakes off like a scab" (Thirteen Reasons Why, p.#16)

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"The spot of paint flakes off like a scab" (Thirteen Reasons Why, p.#16)

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This figurative language is a simile because the author is comparing the paint peeling off and a scab, using like or as. Which tells me its a simile. This is effective because it is telling us about the surroundings Jay is in and what he is seeing. The simile better helps readers understand how the paint peeled off and added more information to the story.

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Denotation: A beautiful flower
Connotation: Describing someone and pretty and delicate
This is showing a positive phrase because it is showing how William was comparing his teacher to a pretty and delicate flower. The author decided to use this word, because he wanted to add a describing word to show a character trait. The reader understands how William felt about his teacher.

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Minutes: 20
Pages: 20
How I felt reading today: Today I kept dozing off and thinking about something else so I kept having to go back and read the same things which took me longer to finish my book.

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I often daydream and dont pay attention to my book which makes me need to come back and read it. This takes a long time and makes me get less of my book done. So If I dont daydream then I could get more pages read.

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In the story William's 5th grade teacher was his favorite teacher, but she becomes sick and dies because of tuberculosis. But even after she dies he still brings flowers to her grave and he never forgot her. From this I learned that all of your teachers and the people who helped you and you love deserve to be remembered.

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"her voice was as gentle as the expression in her beautiful dark brown eyes"(Love, p #1)

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"her voice was as gentle as the expression in her beautiful dark brown eyes"(Love, p #1)

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this figurative language is a simile. I know this because the author is comparing the teachers gentle voice to the expression in her eyes by using the word "as". This is effective because it tells us how beautiful and nice Williams teacher was. The author included this to explain some of the teachers characteristics and how nice she was.

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"unable to imagine my stomach holding down anything solid" (Thirteen Reasons Why, p.#54)

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"unable to imagine my stomach holding down anything solid" (Thirteen Reasons Why, p.#54)

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Denotation: his stomach cant hold anything solid and hard down
Connotation: His stomach is so upset that it cant hold any solid food down
This shows a negative feeling because Clay is telling the readers how upset his stomach feels while he listens to Hannah bakers tapes. The author included this to show how Clay was really upset and disturbed by the tapes that he couldn't even get himself to eat anything.

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"The world around me tilts and spins" (Thirteen Reasons Why, P.#55)

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"The world around me tilts and spins" (Thirteen Reasons Why, P.#55)

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The figurative language shown is a personification. I know this because the author is giving human characteristics such as "tilting" and "Spining" to something thats not alive(the world).
This is effective because we can see how Jay feels while reading the tapes, and how his entire mind is spinning and he cant focuses. The author put this in the story to tell readers how Jay felt, and it helps us understand that Jay is confused and nervous.

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Minutes: 10
Pages: 4
How I felt reading today: Today I was able to meet my goal and I stayed focus on reading the short story without thinking of something else.

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In the short story, Raven is Brookes big sister, but Raven believes that Brooke broke apart her family, so she doesn't care about book or stand up for her when she gets bullied. But at the end she finally realizes that Brooke is her sister and she has to stand up for her. I can relate to this because whenever I annoy my brother he makes fun of me too, and he doesn't care about me. But I know that he loves me and he always looks out for me.

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“you think just because you got long hair and expensive things you’re all that. But you’re not. You could barely walk up the hill this morning. You need to go on a diet.”

In this dialogue the blue camper is yelling at Brooke and bullying her and telling her shes fat. The reader starts to understand that Brooke isn't exactly like Raven described her to be and shes actually getting bullied It is important to the plot because if Raven sees Brooke getting bullied maybe she would stand up for her sister. Also it shows that Brooke is a shy little girl and shes not strong and popular at school as she acts at home.

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"Wally was a ball of rage" (Thirteen Reasons Why, P. #48)

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"Wally was a ball of rage" (Thirteen Reasons Why, P. #48)

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This figurative language being used is a  metaphor and I know that because the author is comparing two things not using Like or as. He is comparing Wally to a ball of rage.
It is effective because its giving us something to compare Wallys anger with. The author added it to show us how angry and mad Wally was. It helps us understand that Wally wasn't that nice and he was always grumpy.

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"Tilt back their chairs to form an obstacle course that begs me to spill my drink" (Thirteen Reasons Why, p.71)

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"Tilt back their chairs to form an obstacle course that begs me to spill my drink" (Thirteen Reasons Why, p.71)

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The author is using a hyperbole in this sentence because he is giving an obstacle course a living characteristic saying how its begging him to spill his drink.
This is effective because it gives readers an idea of how the chairs are put like an obstacle course and its hard to get through without spilling the drink. It helps us learn that the coffee shop Hannah used to go to was crowded.

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""whats that your playing?" "Mom!" I scramble for the stereo hitting several buttons all at once. "Mom, you scared me, " I say. "Its nothing. A school project.""
In this piece of dialogue when Clay was listening to the audio tapes his mom comes into the room and he gets scared and tries to hide it. The reader learns that Clay doesn't want his mom or anyone to see the tapes and he is scared. This is important to the plot because if anyone else sees the tapes, Clay will get in trouble because they will think he caused Hannah Bakers death. So we can see that no one can see the tapes and he needs to hide it.

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""You stayed for dinner once right? Big on the "Please" and "Thank you's". I smile. "After you left tony's mom was after us for a week to be more polite""

In this Tony's Dad is remembering how good Clay was when he came over to their house. From this the readers can learn how Clay was a disciplined and nice boy. His table manners shows how he was a good child. This makes the plot more interesting because if Clay was a good person then why did he have something to do with Hannah Bakers death.

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"Eventually, it made its way to the desk behind me-to Jimmy Long’s desk- which groaned as his body weight shifted"

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"Eventually, it made its way to the desk behind me-to Jimmy Long’s desk- which groaned as his body weight shifted"

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This is a personification and I know that because a non-living thing(the desk) is given human characteristics(Groaning).
This is effective because it shows how the desk could Jimmy in. The author is describing Jimmy Long.

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"Courtney does come off as genuinely sweet. Hearing her story on here, on these tapes, must have killed her"(Thirteen Reasons Why, p. 95). 

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"Courtney does come off as genuinely sweet. Hearing her story on here, on these tapes, must have killed her"(Thirteen Reasons Why, p. 95). 

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Denotation: When Courtney heard the tapes she probably died.
Connotation: Hearing the tapes must of made Courtney feel really bad.
This is a negative mood because it is telling us how Courtney probably couldn't bear hearing how she played a part in someones death. The author used this phrase to show us how Courtney, and nice girl, played a part in Hannah's death. The reader learns that anyone, even if they seem really nice, can do something without even knowing.

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"My tongue twisted into knots even a Boy Scout would walk away from" (Thirteen Reasons Why, P.17)

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"My tongue twisted into knots even a Boy Scout would walk away from" (Thirteen Reasons Why, P.17)

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Denotation: His tongue was twisted up into knots
Connotation: He was speechless and couldn't talk
This shows a positive mood because its adding how Clay was shy around Hannah and couldn't speak to her.
The author used this sentence to show readers what Clay and Hannah's relationship was like. This builds up the plot because it has readers questioning why Clay would be on the list.

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In the story Terry's dad was a soldier in the Vietnam war and after he came back he had PTSD and had a problem. Terry was too curious and asked his dad what was going on even though he wasn't supposed to know. I can relate to this because sometimes my curiosity gets the better of me and I try to know things that dont relate to me. Terry made his dad remember the horrors of that night he had just because his curiosity got the better of him.

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"kept hitting walls" (Stop The Sun, p.1)

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"kept hitting walls" (Stop The Sun, p.1)

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Denotation: bumping into walls
Connotation: Reaching a point where you cant make progress
This phrase shows a negative phrase because it is telling us how when Terry tried to find the reason for his dad being Ill he kept getting stuck and not finding anything. The author used this phrase to show us how Terry couldn't find anything and comparing in to bumping into walls.

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Why do you think the author started the story by describing Terry's problem? What effect does this have on the reader?

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Why do you think the author started the story by describing Terry's problem? What effect does this have on the reader?

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I think the author started the story by listing Terry's problem so then it shows readers his problems and makes them more interested to read the story to find out how he solves them. If the author didnt include Terry's problem in the beginning of the book most readers would probably be bored and leave it.

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In paragraph 2, the author writes that what really bothered Terry was when his father's eyes went away, what do you think this phrase means? 

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In paragraph 2, the author writes that what really bothered Terry was when his father's eyes went away, what do you think this phrase means? 

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I think this phrase means that whenever Terry's father's eyes went away thats when he started dozing out and had his episodes, which made Terry scared. Terry was scared for his dad and felt uncomfortable.

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What theme is seen throughout the story? Support your answer with one piece of evidence. 

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What theme is seen throughout the story? Support your answer with one piece of evidence. 

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A theme that can be seen through the story is to not be nosy and try to find out about something when it inst your business. We can see this theme go on throught the story like when Terry started researching about his dads condition and when he went up to his father and asked him. For example in the text it says "I was wondering if we could talk about something dad, Terry said". This shows how Terry's curiosity got the better of him and he went and asked his dad, which made his dad remember that horrible night. Just because Terry couldn't keep his curiosity in his dad went through the horrors of that night.

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Minutes: 15
Pages: 6
How I felt reading today: I wasnt able to focus as much and didnt get much pages read. Next time I will try not to get distracted easily and read more pages

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In my story Victoria lives in a world where their are red people and silver people that are separated. The reds are supposed to be working and are a lower class than the silvers. I cannot relate to this, but I can see how some people are looked down on and judged based on their looks.

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Minutes: 20
Pages: 15
How I felt reading: I did not meet my goal today and got distracted a lot. Next time I read I will read in a quiet place, without any distractions to help me read more efficiently

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Minutes: 20
Pages: 20
How I felt reading: I was able to meet my goal as I was staying focused on the book and was able to read it at a nice pace

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Minutes: 20
pages: 20
How I felt reading today: I completed my goal and was able to stay on task and finish my book

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In the story once the red teens turn 16 they are sent off to war to fight for the country, without a say. I cannot relate to this but I can see how scary it must be for them to leave their families and risk their lives without a say.

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"This is the true division between silvers and reds: the color of our blood"

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"This is the true division between silvers and reds: the color of our blood"

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Connotation: Red blood
Denotation: Lower class
This phrase portrays a negative mood as the red blood means a lower class. The author decided to include this in the story because it symbolizes how the people are treated in the book. The people with red blood are the lower class and are treated as servants, while the people with silver blood are the higher class and get more things. This shows the readers what other people are treated like and what racism is.

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In the story Victorias younger sister is more accomplished than her, and her parents praise her for being better. I can relate to this because my older brother was not as well as me in school and often got some bad grades. Because of this my parents often say that I was better than him and I can see how he might of felt by that.

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"Their blood is a threat, a warning, a promise. We are not the same and never will be."(Red Queen, p. #9)

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"Their blood is a threat, a warning, a promise. We are not the same and never will be."(Red Queen, p. #9)

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In this section Cantos and Samson(Arena battlers) were fighting in the ring and Cantos is beating Sampson. Cantos is red blooded while Samson is Silver blooded and Silver Blooded people are considered better. The reader starts to understand how unfairly the red blooded people are treated just based on the color of their blood. This is important to the plot because it reveals how Victoria is red blooded, so later on in the book she might have to overcome some discrimination on the color of her blood.

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"Discuss what you believe the theme or main idea of your book is. Use information from your story to support your theme".

I think the main theme present in my book is racism because in the book people with silver blood are considered to be better than the people with red blood. They are richer and treat the red blooded people like peasants making them do all the dirty chores. I can see this in the perspective of Victoria and how her and her family deals with the rasism.

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Minutes: 20
Pages:20
How I felt reading: I was focused while reading and was able to meet my goal.

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minutes: 30
Pages: 30
How I felt reading reading: I spent time looking in the library so I had less time to read but I was able to stay focused on reading

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In my book President Snow forces Katniss to put up the fake relationship with Peeta so then the people of the districts dont retaliate and its her only way to save her friends and family. I cannot relate to this because no one has ever forced me to do something and threatened my family/friends. But I can understand how katniss felt like she needed to make her relationship seem real because she loves her family and doesn't want anything to happen to them

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In the story that I read Katniss went to the forest and was still catching animals even though she dint need to anymore. But she did it for peeta and was helping him and his family get food. I can relate to this because I would help my friend when she needs help even if it doesn't help me.

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Minutes: 30
Pages: 32
How I felt reading today: I was able to stay focused, but sometimes when I lost focus I was able to refocus, and I met my goal

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Minutes: 25
Pages: 30
How I felt reading today: I was able to stay focused and I read without taking any breaks in between or getting distracted

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In the book Katniss feels guilty that she all of a sudden has a bunch of money and lives on the richer side of town. She feels bad for the other people and feels like she needs to help them. I can relate to her because I often catch myself feeling sad for the people who arent as well off and think about ways to help them.

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When Katniss was giving her speech about the tributes, a person in the audience used the hand gesture that Katniss and Rue used in the first hunger games. After she left she saw the man get dragged and shot but she tries to help the man but gets pushed back by the peacekeeper. I can relate to Katniss because I always try to help someone until I cant anymore.

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When Peeta finds out that Katniss and Haymitch were keeping a big secret from him that could affect his family he gets mad and lashes out. I can relate to this because I also would have been furious if someone didn't tell me something big like that, which could affect my family.

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In the book Peeta proposes to Katniss and she accepts it even though she doesn't love him just to keep President Snow happy. I cannot relate to this because I find it hard to spend the rest of your life with someone who you dont love. But I understand why Katniss did it to protect her family.

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Katniss realizes that a rebellion is about to occur and that she is the symbol of it. I would not want to be a symbol of something that big because it would probably get me in a lot of trouble. But Katniss wants to stop the Hunger games.

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"We had to save you cause your the mockingjay"

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"We had to save you cause your the mockingjay"

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Connotation: A bird
Denotation: Symbol for Hope
This shows a positive meaning because it shows hope and eventually the Hunger Games would end and it became a symbol for the rebellion. The author added this word to show how the people used it to hold on to hope and it plays a important part in the book.

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Connotation: a weapon
Denotation: Security
This shows a positive mood as it represents security to Katniss. Katniss grew up using a bow and arrow her entire life to hunt and she learned from her father. This weapon always brings her comfort and she knows hot to use it really well. The author decided to include this because it shows how with that weapon Katniss is really good and she can use it to win the games.

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Minutes: 35
Pages: 42
How I felt reading: I was able to stay focused and read a lot more pages than I normally do. I met my goal and was able to stay focused without taking a bunch of breaks

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"My nose wrinkles in disgust" (Catching Fire, p. #13)

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"My nose wrinkles in disgust" (Catching Fire, p. #13)

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This figurative language is a personification because it is giving a non-living thing human characteristics. For example a nose is not a living thing, but they are saying how it wrinkles.
This is effective because it shows how when Katniss went into Haymitches house it was really bad and he wasn't clean. The author included this to show how after the hunger games Haymitch became lazy, and he was always drinking. Which tells readers that the hunger games messes someone up.

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In the book Gale was getting whipped by the peacekeeper, but Katniss went and stood in the way so instead she got hurt. I can relate to her because I would have also protected someone I loved

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When Katniss meets with president Snow he tells her that he knows exactly how she feels about Peeta. He tells her that if she doesnt keep up and show the people of Panem that her and Peeta are in love, then he will hurt her family. Since Katniss loves her family more than anything, she knows she has to keep up the relation ship with Peeta.

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"Peeta makes comments like this in such an offhand way, and its like being hit in the gut" (Catching Fire, p. 153)

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"Peeta makes comments like this in such an offhand way, and its like being hit in the gut" (Catching Fire, p. 153)

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This figurative language is a simile because its comparing to things using the words like/as.
In this scene Peeta tells Katniss that he has nightmares and their about losing her. Katniss doesn't process this so she compares it to being hit in the gut. The author used this phrase to show how Peeta had feelings for Katniss but tried to hide them.

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"'And if a girl from District Twelve of all places can defy the Capitol and walk away unharmed, what is to stop them from doing the same"

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"'And if a girl from District Twelve of all places can defy the Capitol and walk away unharmed, what is to stop them from doing the same"

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Connotation: Thirteen states
Denotation: Districts ranked based on poverty
This shows a negative mood because it shows how the districts were treated. The highest district was treated well and had a lot of money while the districts like 12 and 13 didn't get as much. The author used the districts to show how the capitol treated the people in Panem and didn't care about people dying from starvation in the lower districts.

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Connotation: Two people ending their lives
Denotation: Rebellion to the capitol
This shows a negative mood because in the scene Katniss and Peeta chose to end each others lives together rather than have one of them survive. After this the capitol decided to bend the rules and let them both live because they didn't want to lose a winner to the games. Doing this shows how Katniss and Peeta disobeyed the capitol and got away with it. The author decided to include this to show how later this can cause a bigger rebellion.

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During an interview President snow discusses that for the next Hunger Games they are going to re-elect and chose from the previous winners in each district. This means that since Katniss is the only previous girl winner from district 13 she has to go back and participate in the games with either Peeta or Haymitch

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When Katniss and Finnick hear their loved ones voices in the arena they run towards the forest where its coming from and then realize its a trap. Then a bunch of birds start torturing them with the voices of their loved ones. This shows Katniss how much she cares about Prim and it makes her worry about what will happen to Prim.

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Katniss uses beetee's plan and she draws her arrow, but she strikes the top of the arena breaking it. This ends the games, but it also means that she defied the capitol for the second time and she is going to be in a lot of trouble.

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After Katniss breaks the arena she finds out that Peeta along with two others were taken by the capitol. This makes Katniss furious because she cared about Peeta and was mad at Haymitch for not protecting him. This also means that Katniss doesn't know whether Peeta is alive or if shell ever see him again.

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When Katniss meets up with Gale who is badly injured and she finds out that the capitol bombed district 12. But gale was able to get Katniss's family out in time. District 12 is where Katniss grew up and lived, and she realized that this is the start of a bigger rebellion to which she is the symbol to.

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When reading I tend to read less pages in the time I am giving so I take longer to finish my book. If I am able to read more pages then I can complete my book faster