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1. Metaphor: Mom, my depression is a shapeshifter, One day it's as small as a firefly in the palm of a bear, The next it's the bear. The line is comparing her depression to a firefly on days when it´s not as bad, and then the palm of a bear on the days she struggles.

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1) Personification - The author explains her anxiety as something that stops her from going out and doing normal things. She says, “anxiety holds me a hostage inside of my house, inside of my head.” Her anxiety is not a literally object or person that is keeping her down, but it stops her from living the way someone would be able to.

2) I believe the speaker wants people to feel heard and understood. She explains what depression and anxiety are like using complex literary devices.

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Personification: “Anxiety is the cousin visiting from out of town that depression felt obligated to invite to the party” The speaker is talking about how she has anxiety that she doesn’t want.

The theme of the poem is to let people in so they can help. “Mom says, "Why don't you try going to actual parties, see your friends"

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1. Alliteration, Father and Mother are used multiple times

2. Assertive, he feels very strongly about this topic and he is very strong willed to have the judges see why he spelled father the way he did - Adam

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The Correct Spelling of Father - Chip Y.

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The Correct Spelling of Father - Chip Y.

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1. Metaphor: The speaker says that fathers are master gardeners. He says that fathers don’t just leave their seed alone, they perfect every little growth and leaf of the seed instead. “One mistake they’d never make is abandoning their seed you see fathers Are master gardeners they tend to every leaf removing the weeds “

2. The message the speaker is trying to convey is that single mothers are fathers as much as a father could be.

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1. Metaphor when the speaker says, “Growing their love on us the best way they know how, like my father” saying how you need love to grow properly, and that is what their father did for them.

2. The message of the poem is that the meaning of a father can be different for each person.

Avery A.

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1. A literary device I saw Metaphor was “like my father, my father lived a deadly nightmare so I can live my dreams". His father struggled so he could have a good life.

2. The speaker wanted us to know even if you don't have someone in your life, its others that matter because they'll always love you.

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Simile - “So I go for walks, but my stuttering kneecaps clank like silver spoons held in strong arms with loose wrists”

Metaphor - “They ring in my ears like clumsy church bells, reminding me I am sleepwalking on an ocean of happiness that I cannot baptize myself in”

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1. Personification - “Mom, each night Insomnia sweeps me up in his arms.” In this quote the narrator used Insomnia like it was a person and acted like it was picking her up with his arms.

2.I think the theme or message of the poem is that depression is real

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1. Point of view, “Their Menstrual 2 jobs 2 kids and life on a unicycle and it looked something like. This, breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder, cooking with the. Other arm and cleaning with one leg and tying tying sneakers with their teeth” This example is given us a point of view of what it was like for his mother and the hard work and mental toughness she had to go through.

2. Be grateful for all you have because some people are less fortunate.

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1. Metaphor: " Fathers

are master gardeners they tend to every leaf removing the weeds".

2. The theme is to show as long ass you have someone in your life who deeply cares about you and they aren't your birth mother/father it doesn't matter because they still are the reason you are who you are.

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1. Metaphor: "My happy is a high fever that will break." The speaker is saying that her happiness will break and she will not always be happy.

2. The theme of the poem is that even when you explain something or after you explain something to someone they still might not understand and then you don't understand. "I will never truly know everywhere I have been, Mom still doesn't understand, Mom can't you see, that neither do I." This is saying how even after explaining it to her mom she still did not understand.

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Personification-"Each not he sweeps me into his arms" This quote shows he is comfortable in his arms.

Tis shows depression is a real thing and needs to be taken seroiusly

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1. Metaphor: "One day it's as small as a firefly in the palm of a bear, The next it is the bear. "

2. I think the message of this poem is just because someone seems okay and or doesn't outwardly speak of their feeling doesn't always mean you can assume they are happy

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2. The theme of this poem is trying to explain something to someone who might now quite understand you. ¨Mom says, "Try counting sheep¨ But my mind can only count reasons to stay awake. So I go for walks, but my stuttering kneecaps clank like silver spoons held in strong arms with loose wrists.¨ This line states that the mother is trying to give ideas on ways to help her daughter, but her daughter is saying that nothing helps. The simple parent; child misconception of the parent not understanding the severity of the childś needs.

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1. Metaphor: She is under so much stress that she said “My mouth a boneyard of teeth broken from biting down on themselves.”

2. The theme of the story is that you cant let things like depression stop you from living your life. "I can't, anxiety holds me a hostage inside of my house, inside of my head."

-Brody

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1. Personification ¨But my depression always drags me back to my bed¨

Her depression makes her just want to lay in bed.

2. Listen to your loved ones. People don't pay attention to the people around them, ignoring if they are struggling.

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Assertive, he is expressing how much his mother does for him in a very strong way. He tries to prove his point by being assertive and repeating why he spells father that way.

The theme the speaker is showing is that mothers can do just as much as fathers could and that as long as you have someone that cares about you deeply you don't need anyone else.

camryn

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Imagery: “it looked something like This, breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder, cooking with the Other arm and cleaning with one leg and tying sneakers with their teeth” This imagery shows the hardships of being a single mother.

The theme of the poem was hardship and confidence.

-Chase

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1. There is a simile when the writer says “One day it's as small as a firefly in the palm of a bear” Showing how her depression can change every day.

2. The theme to me is that opening up is a good thing and that no matter what life is worth living. Also, I think the theme is talking about how being open to others can be something that helps them through their hard times.

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1. “the sky is the limit planting kisses on our cheeks, hugs on our backs” - Personification, a sky cannot “plant” kisses on a human's cheek.

2. Faith, “Around here my father is sitting right there, and I love her”, how he was raised by a single mother.

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Imagery: The speaker uses imagery to help illustrate his life without a father to his audience. An example of this is when he says, “Their Menstrual 2 jobs 2 kids and life on a unicycle and it looked something like. This, breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder.”

The poem's theme is that your father may not be there for you; you might have to find someone else to fill his spot. An example that helps prove my point is when he explains that his father was always his mother.

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Imagery + ¨They ring in my ears like clumsy church bells, reminding me I am sleepwalking on an ocean of happiness that I cannot baptize myself in.¨ It is referring to her not being able to be happy but she gets close at times.

Smile + ¨my stuttering kneecaps clank like silver spoons¨ Her knees are being compared to spoons clanking together.

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1. there are a lot of metaphors like "Anxiety is the cousin visiting from out of town that depression felt obligated to invite to the party"

2. the theme is that depression is a difficult challenge to overcome.

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1. Metaphor- he says that the fathers have to balance their lives like a unicycle.

2. Theme- Some people don’t have the same family life as others. That some people have a different depiction of people than you do.

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Personification- “my depression always drags me back to my bed.” I think what she means by this is that she always goes back to a sad lonely state no matter how hard she tries.

The theme of the poem is how her mother will never understand her pain, no matter how much she tries to explain or beg. This also can be brought a level deeper and be said that depression is a confusing and oppressive thing that is not easy to understand, even for those going through it.

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A metaphor is "One day it's as small as a firefly in the palm of a bear, The next it is the bear. " I think that this is saying even if people don’t say what is wrong there is still stuff wrong.

I think the message of the story is that some people want to be heard but have anxiety so they can't speak out.

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1-Simile- “but my stuttering kneecaps clank like silver spoons” is comparing her knees shaking to spoons hitting each other

2- “my happy is as hollow as a pin pricked egg” happiness is fragile and depression is a powerful feeling

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1) Hyperbole- “breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder, cooking with the

Other arm and cleaning with one leg and tying sneakers with their teeth” This hyperbole shows hard work.

2) I think that the theme is that single parents do so much and sacrifice their lives so that their kids can pursue their dreams and live a good life.

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1. Metaphor she is under so much anxiety and stress she said my mouth is a boneyard of broken teeth

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metaphor "Father is spelled mother" comparing how his mother took the role of a father to

repetition "Father is spelled mother" this show how he didn't have a father but things a father meant to do she did

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personification when the speaker says "Anxiety holds me hostage,inside my house,inside my mind." showing that she feels trapped by her fear and feels all alone.

-Connor Rigg

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1) Metaphor: “Mom, my depression is a shapeshifter” This is a way of showing how some days it's big and some days it's small.

2) I think the Theme is that it is important to make the people you love feel heard and understood if they are explaining something they feel you should try to have an open mind

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1: Metaphor "like my father my father lived a deadly nightmare so I can live my dreams". His father struggled so he could be successful in life.

2: The speaker was trying to show us how he explained the word father by only being raised by his mother and how describes it while not having one in his lifestyle.

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Metaphor- " Fathers balanced their menstrual 2 jobs 2 kids and life on a unicycle" the speaker is talks about how his "father" worked two jobs while having to take care of two children and is balancing both of them at once while having no support.

I think the theme is that parents will always put their kids first and will do anything in their power to make sure their kid follows their dream.

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Personification- The speaker compares a child to a seed, “One mistake they’d never make is abandoning their seed.” He does this to say that mothers would never make the mistake of abandoning their child like a father and that children are like seeds, they need water and sun to grow.

The speaker showed us about how his spelling of father really means something different than the dictionary version, his mother filled that role growing up

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1. Metaphor. The speaker says, “ Fathers balanced their menstrual 2 jobs 2 kids and life on a unicycle” This is a metaphor of the single mother having to do everything and how they have to balance their lives.

2. The message of the poem is that your parents will always care for you and love you unconditionally.

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metaphor- "my depression is like a shapeshifter" it changes from different things, some days its stronger or she has more anxiety and other days its "not that bad"

the theme to me is trying to open up is better than just facing it by yourself, regardless of if they understand what you are talking about or not.

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1. Metaphor: “Mom, my depression is a shapeshifter.” The speaker uses this quote in the beginning of the poem to introduce the readers to how they feel, connecting their depression as to if it was a shapeshifter, meaning it changes all the time.

2. The poem’s theme is to tell people that it is ok to not know how you feel, even though you know you don’t feel ok. This poem brings awareness to depression and how people truly feel when they do have depression. We see this at the end of the poem when the speaker says, “Mom still doesn't understand. Mom, can't you see, that neither can I.”

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1. Hyperbole-”This, breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder, cooking with the Other arm and cleaning with one leg and tying sneakers with their teeth.” this is an exaggeration because most of these things are not literal.

2. The poem's theme is that we don’t give enough thanks to mothers and sometimes they must step up and be both parents at once.

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Metaphor “ fathers

Are master gardeners they tend to every leaf removing the weeds placing

Us in the windows of opportunity so we can lean towards the sun so we can never

Forget that the sky is the limit” He compares fathers to gardeners, and their sons as the plants or leafs.

I think the theme is that parents will always try their ardest to love and care for you.

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1. Imagery. “It looked something like this, breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder, cooking with the other arm and cleaning with one leg and tying sneakers with their teeth.” In this quote the speaker uses imagery to help listeners visualize what fathers (mothers) have to go through.

2. "To spell father and where I am from in my life father is and has been and always will be spelled M-O-T-H-E-R... Cause what Webster says, means nothing around here, around here my father is sitting right there, and I love her." Everyone’s life story is different, don’t assume everyone has had a normal life.

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Metaphor - “Until my bones are the forgotten fossils of a skeleton sunken city”  The speaker is saying their body won't move, they are stuck in the pace they are at, for what feels like forever.

I believe the speaker wants readers to feel understood and seen. She shows what these things are like for her by using complex literay devices throughout this spoken poem.

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Personification: “ I look at the Master's eyes. his eyes are saying everything's going to be okay.”  The author gives the eyes human-like qualities by saying they are speaking and everything will be alright. The author incorporates this to show how the speaker felt when he looked around, and everyone was arranged by the simplicity of the word he was given and how when he looked in the Master's spelling eyes, he felt a sudden rush of calmness and it was at ease.

The message of this poem is that your parents are always there for you, no matter what is going on, and they will always love you.

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Hyperbole- The speaker says, “This, breastfeeding with one arm, phone on the shoulder, cooking with the Other arm and cleaning with one leg and tying sneakers with their teeth.”  It is a hyperbole because that is really impossible and is an exaggeration of his mom taking on the role as a single mother. Sometimes only one parent’s love for their child is so strong it sticks as if both were there.

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1) metaphor, she compared her depression to a firefly and a bear

2) the message of this poem is that mental health matters and you should take care of yourself

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He compares children to plants and fathers to gardeners, which is personification

“ fathers are master gardeners they tend to every leaf removing the weeds placing

Us in the windows of opportunity”

The theme of the poem is that you shouldn't always assume someone has the same experience with something as you and everyone lives a different life.

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1. Metaphor: “One mistake they’d never make is abandoning their seed. You see, fathers are master gardeners.” This is a metaphor because the poet is comparing a father to a gardener.

2. The theme is that not everyone goes through the same struggles and sees everything from another point of view and might not have the same idea as someone else.

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Personification- "One mistake they'd never make is abandoning their seed. " He is referring to a child as a seed.

The message of the poem is that his mother took the role of being his father growing up so father to him is different than others. He explains how much his mom did being both roles in his life.

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Metaphor: “you see fathers are master gardeners; they tend to every leaf removing the weeds placing Us in the windows of opportunity.” The author here is comparing fathers to master gardeners in the way that fathers are the ones who tend to his young kids or the seeds he has planted.

Personification: “I look at the master's eyes. His eyes are saying everything’s going to be okay.” The author gives the eyes human-like qualities by saying that they are speaking and saying everything will be alright.

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Personification: "Anxiety is the cousin visiting from out of town." This means that the anxiety that she has is something that she doesn't want.

The theme was that you should tell people about your problems because in the poem the speaker's mom was trying to help the speaker by giving possible solutions to help her depression and anxiety.

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1) Metaphor: "My depression is a shapeshifter."

2) Theme: The speaker of this poem wants people to hear and understand what her anxiety and depression are like, and how difficult it is to live with.

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1. Simile: "One day it's as small as a firefly in the palm of a bear and the next it's as big as the bear." This compares the sizes of her depression as sometimes it can be small like a firefly, or large, like a bear.

2. I think the message is to show awareness of depression and mental health.

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1) Metaphor: like my father, my father lived a deadly nightmare so I could live my dreams.

2) The message of the poem is that anyone's shoes can be filled. The mom was filling the role of the mom and the dad. Since the dad was not around she had to fill the role of the dad, and help take care of her son.

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personification, “His eyes saying everything’s going to be okay”. Eyes are told to be saying words like a human.

the theme is that Father isn’t just a name to describe your parent but a term used for someone who takes care of you whether it be your father, mother, brother, or sister.

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1. Simile: "My mouth is like a boneyard of teeth broken from biting down on themselves." Here, the speaker talks about how their mouth doesn't speak the words they need to, it only causes harm rather than the help they need.

2. I feel like the theme of the story was a lack of understanding and empathy. The speaker tried and tried to explain her depression to her mother, but she just failed to understand and comfort her daughter. Even the speaker herself couldn't understand why depression made her feel and act the way she did. But she makes this poem to try and help both herself and others understand and grasp the effects of depression.

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1.it showed to not take anything for granted when the author said, "One day its as small as a firefly in the palm of a bear."-simile

2.Make sure that you can keep up with your loved ones because its not promised that everyone lives long.

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Metaphor “Father is spelled Mother. He is comparing the fact that his mom took over as the role of father.

The theme/message of this poem is one word can have many different meanings, including the ones that should only have one meaning.

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imagery- he's painting a picture throughout the story between father and daughter

metaphor- fathers are garden masters they tend to every leaf removing the weeds.

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personafication when the speaker says I look at the masters eyes His eyes saying everything’s going to be okay If you do it. saying that someone's eyes can talk.

I thought the theme was that you can still do great things growing up in a single parent household.

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1) Metaphor: "One mistake they'd never make is abandoning their seed you see fathers are master gardeners they tend to every leaf removing the weeds"

2) The theme of the poem is to be grateful for your family and everything they do for you. Sometimes you don't need both parents if you have one that can be both a father and a mother.

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1 -- Metaphor - like my father, my father

lived a deadly nightmare so I can live my dreams.

2 -- Your family will always be there for you no matter who it is and it is important to be grateful for those people in your life.

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1. one literary element is Hyperbole because she talks about being trapped in her own house and her own head.

2. The theme is about opening up on what you are going through with others even if they don't know how to help you just talking to them could help.