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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

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"I live in a clean brick house and mostly i am left to myself." (pg 2 )

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a scene in a movie,novel,etc, set in a time earlier than the main story.
"The times Julia and Roy worked in the garden I did not think about him but of my mom and the way she liked to work in the cool of the morning." While Ellen is working in the garden she remembers her times working in the garden with her mom. She said it was only one season because her mom was not well again for a while, but she always repeats it in her head because its her favorite

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"They clean this house all the time but it is still dirty. They got dirt and little sticks between the floor boards." (pg.30)

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the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
"Yes chile! I was raised up beside her on this farm. I knowed her good as i know my own self." -Mavis (pg.65)
"I told him the first day that if he had to talk to me then he could talk to me like i have some sense. Just so he doesn't get ahead of how fast i can think." -Ellen (pg.88)
"What am i thinking of in particular is the child who had experienced what he or she feels to be an unbearable amount of pain, and this child might not want to be him or herself anymore, Are you with me so far?" -Therapist (pg.88)

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"Two years ago i did not have much of anything. Not that I live in the lap of luxury now but I am proud for the school bus to pick me up here every morning."(pg.2)

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Self-nurturing- doing nice things and taking care of yourself.
"i got two variety pack of construction paper. a plastic microscope complete with slides, a diary with a lock and key, an alarm clock, and some shoes."(pg.28)
Mature- having reached an advanced stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult. "I figured out what I needed and took it. You got the lights, gas to heat and cook,food, and extras. The people who sent the bills said do not send cash but at least I sent them right change". (pg 2)
Witty- showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor.
"Mama puts food out on the table and he wants to be served like he is a king." (pg.24)

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"Some wild ride broke and the one in charge strolled and let us spin and shake and fly off the rail."(pg.2)

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Juxtaposition- old Ellen life to new Ellen life

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Juxtaposition- old Ellen life to new Ellen life

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the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

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"I had me an egg sandwich for breakfast,mayonnaise on both sides. and i fix me another for lunch."(pg.2)

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a figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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is a recurrent image, idea or a symbol that develops or explains a theme is a central idea or message.

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"A storm is coming up. and i will lay here with my mama until I see her chest rise up and sink down regular".(pg.7)

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The storm is a symbol for turmoil about to happen

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something that represents or stands for something else.