https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby Five examples of figurative language (more specifically metaphors) en-us 2019-02-05 14:58:19 UTC 2026-04-01 18:28:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/327856311 "I am BunnyRabbit again, hiding in the open" (Anderson 117).  ]]> 2019-02-05 16:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/327856311 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/327858559 "BunnyRabbit bolts, leaving fast tracks in the snow. Getaway getaway getaway" (Anderson 97).]]> 2019-02-05 16:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/327858559 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/327859438 "Little rabbit heart leaps out of my chest and scampers across the paper, leaving bloody footprint on my roots" (Anderson 160). ]]> 2019-02-05 16:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/327859438 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330315822 • Metaphor is explaining how Melinda's heartbeat is picking up its pace, similar to that of a rabbit's in the presence of a predator. ]]> 2019-02-12 13:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330315822 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330318172 2019-02-12 13:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330318172 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321076 • Melinda compares herself to a rabbit bolting when she runs from Andy Evans after seeing him in a parking lot. ]]> 2019-02-12 13:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321076 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321426 • Melinda compares herself to a rabbit whenever she is near Andy Evans]]> 2019-02-12 13:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321426 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321618 • In this scene, she is standing frozen near him, hoping that won't see her.]]> 2019-02-12 13:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321618 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321741 • This metaphor (figurative language) helps the readers understand more about how Melinda is viewing her situation. ]]> 2019-02-12 13:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330321741 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330323087 1. Anderson, Laurie H.. Speak, Square Fish, 1999.
2. Cape Odd, Cape Odd, 2019. http://capeodd.com/beating-heart-gif/
3. hanif66. "rabbit footprints on the snow," shutterstock, Shutterstock, Inc. 2003 - 2019. https://www.shutterstock.com/g/hanif66?searchterm=hares%20footprint
4. nico, "What Do Wild Rabbits Eat?" rabbits.life, Rabbit's Life, April 12, 2017. https://rabbits.life/wild-rabbits-eat/
4. Ashish. "Why Do Deer Get Transfixed By Car Headlights and Freeze in Place?" Science ABC, Science ABC, 2017. https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/why-do-deer-get-transfixed-by-car-headlights-and-freeze-in-place.html
5. "Wildelife Wednesday - Baby Zebra at RiverBend," Portfolio, Portfolio. https://www.portfoliocollection.com/travel-blog/wildlife-wednesday-baby-zebra-at-riverbend ]]> 2019-02-12 13:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330323087 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330338248 • Metaphor is explaining that she is running away as fast as she can, like prey would be from a predator.]]> 2019-02-12 14:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330338248 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330777982 "I am a deer frozen in the headlights of a tractor trailer" (Anderson 161)]]> 2019-02-13 13:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330777982 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330781421 2019-02-13 13:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330781421 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330782373 • This is also in the scene where Andy is asking Melinda where Rachel/Rachelle is.]]> 2019-02-13 13:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330782373 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330783040 • This metaphor is being used to describe how Melinda is feeling trapped by something that might hurt her.]]> 2019-02-13 13:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330783040 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330783907 • Compares Melinda to a deer in traffic that is afraid to move]]> 2019-02-13 13:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330783907 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330784992 •  Andy Evans enters the art room looking for Rachel/Rachelle.]]> 2019-02-13 13:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330784992 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330786830 "I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special, looking for someone, anyone, to sit next to" (Anderson 6)]]> 2019-02-13 13:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330786830 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330788416 2019-02-13 13:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330788416 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330795002 • Metaphor is describing how Melinda feels helpless in her situation]]> 2019-02-13 13:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330795002 kelley16 https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330796226 • On the first day of school, there is an opening ceremony and everybody is already sitting with their friends while Melinda doesn't have anybody.]]> 2019-02-13 13:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kelley16/36rusd2h7oby/wish/330796226