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home of the brave (similes (p127 "Strong cattle complaining like…
home of the brave
similes
p127 "Strong cattle complaining like children."
p127 "Words lie in my lap like rocks
p81 "But Hannah's words tug like a tight rope on a calf neck
"Falling like a soft blanket."
p39 "Sometimes it seems a hole can be as real as a boulde
"her words begin to fall like raindrops on the floor"
p93 " an ache in my my chest throbbing like a old bruise".
p97 " the machine begins to shake like a crazed dancer under a full moon"
metaphors
"America is heaven on earth."
p93 "the way down room smells of a rainy day"
p118 " i try to say it gently so my words do not sting of a insect."
p110 "his words spark of lighting"
p228 "let's get this show on the road"
"A cow is a god with a wet nose"
personification
p39 "he pushes a switch and the room turns to night.
p124 " the cold box humming "
p93 " i find a sleeping one and open the lid"
p94 "while all around me the machines hum and talk"
p98 "the horrible noise of its giant teeth stop"
p113 "it's even bigger than the school bus with a sour breath and slow growl"
idioms
p127"words lie in my lap like rocks.
p129 "the heat of his words."
p108 "you need some time to get your feet wet"
p204 "you can find the sun when the sky is dark."
p247 "now i hope to make my new life work, to root to this good hard land forever"
imagery
p137 "i smell hay and dung."
p139 "through the thick crunching snow
p139 " we enter the gray sagging barn"