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a flashback is a transition in a story to an earlier time, that interrupts the normal chronological order of events .

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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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another home ellen was living in was her art teachers home it was a blue house with nice plants " page 46 "

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my new mama's house is a nice brick house im mostly here by myself either sleeping or eating.

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"they got dirt and missing floor boards in there house", "all three of them stay in the same bedroom" pg 30 . starletta's family was really down deep with poverty.

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*Responsible -having an obligation to do something, or having control over or care for someone, as part of one's job or role. Ellen picked up most of the household responsibilities such as paying bills grocery shopping also shopping for other materials, also she had to cook." 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 the exact change" page 25
*SURVIVOR -  a right depending on survival, especially the right of a survivor of people with a joint interest to take the whole on the death of the others. Ellen was especially a survivor from still being able to keep up with things from her mother passing then the abusive relationship from her dad . "              " .
*Developed - advanced or elaborated to a specified degree . ellen foster was more developed than starletta when it came to little things it was like she had to grow up at a young age other than her peers. " " .

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she's always describing her mother and things that she would do . motif is a recurring object or idea . "she is sore all up through her chest and bruised neck " pg 5

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Juxtapos is placing two things beside each other for comparison or contrast. " my new mama puts all our dishes in a dish washer " " my mama does not say a word about being tired or sore" pg's 4,5

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a comparison of two dissimilar things using some form of the verb "to be" Everything was so wrong like somebody had knocked something loose and my family was shaking itself to death". pg.2

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symbolism is when an object , person or event represents an abstract idea different from the literal meaning .  "i can smell the storm and see the thick with the rain coming " pg 7