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Henriquez uses a metaphor to compare the silence to a traffic jam. This creates the idea that the conversation is stuck and not going anywhere. He is having trouble communicating with Maribel. This creates the tone of impersonal, meaning without emotion or warmth. The atmosphere is static and the conversation is not moving. There are no emotions or warmth coming from Maribel.

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Henriquez uses a simile to compare the drizzling rain to static, emphasizing how the characters are too shocked to speak. She also makes use of a metaphor to describe their conversation as a traffic jam, unmoving and lacking progression. By using this figurative language, Henriquez is able to highlight the awkwardness of the situation in order to develop a lack of relationship between Maribel and Mayor.

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Henriquez compares Mayor's and Maribel's situation to static and a traffic jam, which expresses Mayor's thoughts as unclear and stuck. Henriquez creates a nervous, uneasy tone in order to convey the conflicting thoughts and emotions of Mayor toward Maribel.

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Henriquez uses figurative language in this quote, to convey a vexed tone to show the difficulty of Mayor interacting with Maribel. The quote "the rain was drizzling like static" compares rain and static as background noise to show how Mayor was more interested in helping Maribel than getting soaked. Also, " after a traffic jam of silence " helps show Mayors frustration and annoyance with being unable to advance in a conversation with Maribel.  This is why the tone is vexed as Mayor is annoyed and confused about Maribel's responses or lack thereof after Garret assaulted her. Hence this tone is used by the author to show Mayors difficulties with trying to be friendly towards Maribel.

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Henriquez creates a anixous tone. She creates this tone by showing how the conversation is making them feel. The conversation isnt going anywhere and is uncomfortable creating this anious tone.

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Mayor describes Garrett as a "jerk" which shows a negative connotation that must be built off of Garrett's past to already know he is one. In the text, Henriquez uses a simile to emphasize how loud the rain is, "the rain is drizzling like static". Then, Henriquez uses a metaphor to compare the awkward silence to a traffic jam. The overall tone Henriquez creates is sympathetic because Mayor is understanding and compassionate towards Maribel's feelings.

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The Author uses a metaphor comparing the traffic jam to the silence between Maribel and Mayor. The idea set here expresses that Mayor feels stuck in this silence and has no control over it not being able to move forward in the conversation. After the idea is set the author creates this vexed tone in the passage to express the confused and annoyed feeling that is occuring within Mayor while not being able to carry on the conversation with Maribel.

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Henriquez used figurative language by comparing a traffic jam to silence. He is using a metaphor by creating the idea that the discussion is stuck like a traffic jam. Henriquez portrays Mayor as sympathetic but not knowing what to say. He didn't know how to carry on the conversation with Maribel.

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The tone is static electricity because it like "bzz bzz bzz" and thats uncomartable like the conversation. Nobody likes static electricty just like nobody is enjoying this conversation. Its akward.

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Henriquez makes the tone anxious, she compares silence and a traffic jam. Also shows how uncomfortable the situation is by telling us that the rain is like static electricity which is uncomfortable. Conversation is not going anywhere like a traffic jam.

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The drizzling of the rain is being compared to static. There is little beads of continuous electricity in the air. That's enough for Mayor to loose all his thoughts. The traffic jam is being compared to the silence, but the racing thoughts inside Mayor's head. The thoughts are compared to the cars in traffic- no one is getting anywhere and doesn't know what to do, as Mayor can't get out his thoughts to say something. + it can feel loud in your head and you get unfocused like in a traffic jam.
It's creating a negative, uncomfortable and awkward tone. By the silence and confusion on Mayor's side when he can't figure out what to say. Henriquez is creating this tone to emphasize the idea that Maribel gets Mayor anxious and flustered by her his attraction to her.

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The use of language in this section of the story creates an uneasy tone. I think Henriquez is creating this tone to show both sides of the conversation. Henriquez uses a metaphor to compare a traffic jam and silence. The traffic jam represents the conversation coming to a stop and not advancing/going anywhere, which leads to the silence.

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Henriquez uses figurative language to compare a traffic jam to Mayor and Maribel's awkward conversation. She uses it to imply that their conversation is stuck and going nowhere. It creates an awkward and anxious tone because Mayor doesn't know what to say or do because of what had just happened.

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Through the use of the metaphor comparing the long silence to a traffic jam and the simile comparing the rain to static, Henriquez crafts a vexing tone. Mayor is caught off guard with the way Maribel doesn't really respond. Mayor's conflicting emotions.

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Henriquez uses figurative language to create a simile when comparing the rain drizzling to static. This is creating a tone of dissatisfaction because the silence in the conversation is shocking to Mayor and is an unpleasant situation to be in. She uses imagery to create a metaphor to compare a traffic jam to silence. This is creating a tone of negativity because he is unhappy that he's in an awkward situation where the conversation isn't going anywhere between him and Maribel. She also uses a connotation to create a bitter tone because Mayor has an angry and/ or hateful emotion against Garret for hurting Maribel.

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Henriquez uses figurative language by saying the silence was like a traffic jam. She develops the tone Anxious by having them so silence after a situation that could've made Mayor feel uneasy or worried about someone. Henriquez created the tone Anxious because the situation the characters were in was welcome to being anxious.

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The staticy, drizzling of the rain, and the traffic jam of a conversation are together creating a weird tone between the two of them. Henriquez is creating a cold tone in the conversation. The traffic jam of silence is showing that the conversation is out of control in silence, and it can't be reigned back in with whatever Mayor could say. Maribel isn't giving off any energy which is creating the jam that Mayor can't control.