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Diction- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words

Ex.1 "If he stays he is always hot to find something of mine to break or gnaw on." pg 59

Ex.2 " Lord no! She won't cut out for hot work." pg 65

Ex.3  "My mama's mama did not pay them doodly -squat." pg 66

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Flashback - a sudden and vivid memory of an event in the past

"The times me and Julia and Roy worked in the garden I did not think of him but of my mama and the way she liked to work in the cool of the morning..... I just worked in the trail my mama left. " pg 49
This is evidence of a flashback because while she was gardening with Roy and Julia she had a flashback of the past about gardening with her mother. The description of her gardening was vivid and very detailed.

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Simile- figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind

1. "When he heard me he stopped still like a bird dog when you blow the silent whistle. " pg 54
- This means that when Ellen's dad heard Ellen yell to him he got very still and quiet suddenly just how a dog react when it hear dog whistle.

2. "I am strong as a ox." pg 47
- Ellen is saying she is very strong physically. She compares herself to an ox because an ox is a big animal and is used for farming and pulling.

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They got dirt and little sticks all between the floorboards." pg 30  "Starletta and her momma both eat dirt." pg 20

I chose this picture because it seems to have poorer conditions than Ellen's old conditions (which is how she described it in the book). I think this picture fit especially with the quote on page 30 about the sticks and floorboards.

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"She sick and he drunk with the moving" pg 2  " I feel good at the table with the biscuits" pg 14
I chose this picture because it shows a home that I feel could fit Ellen's old conditions. She had a poor physical lifestyle, but her abuse and poor conditions were mentally and emotionally than her physical conditions.

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"I live in a clean brick house and mostly I am to myself."  pg 2 "I will go catch a pony and ride it." pg 13
I chose this picture because it shows a brick house and seems like it can have a field or a lot of land to ride a horse. Also, it is a lot better than her old conditions.

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1. Intelligent - having or showing the ability to easily learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations
"That was two years ago and I'm up to the Bronte sisters now." pg 9
This shows she is intelligent because she can read books advanced for her age.
2. Humorous - causing lighthearted laughter and amusement
"I have an odd shape. But I am not ill formed. My head is big for rest of me." pg 24
This shows she is humorous because she is able to be funny and sarcastic in both bad and good situations.

3. Independent - not depending on another's authority
"I figured out what I needed and took it. You got the lights, gas to heat and cook, food, and extras." pg 25 This shows she is independent because she is a ten year old who is able take up adult responsibilities.

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

"Everything was so wrong like somebody had knocked something loose and my family was shaking itself to death. Some wild ride broke and the one in charge strolled off and let us spin and shake and fly off the rail. And they both died tired of the wild crazy spinning and wore out sick. " pg 2

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MOTIF: a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.
"I need to get up and eat what I smell. The oven door squeaks and she's holding soft round biscuits." pg 13

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

"There is plenty to eat here and if we run out of something we just go to the store and get some more." Pg 2

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SYMBOL: an action, object, event, etc., that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality.

I chose this background because it has the storm, but you can see light on the other side of sky. The light shows the better side of Ellen.

"A storm is coming up....And oh how I have my rage and desire for the lightning to come and strike a vengeance on him. But I do not control the clouds or the thunder."pg 7