Out Of The Dust Figurative Language Analysis

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Nadiya Tate
Mrs.Roper
2nd period
March 8 2017
Out of the dust
By Karen Hesse In the book out of the dust billie jo struggling to find relief after the death of her mother.She feels abandoned, worthless after the situation. She shows these emotions on page 205, she was very unsure and confused about her feelings with her dad.Billie jo showed imagery in this way because everytime she looks at her dad she is reminded of “The accident “. Billie jo is very depressed many of the items in her house make her think about her mother.”No one talks about fire right to my face, they can't forget how fire changed my life”.

In the poem “ The Empty Space“ Billie Jo is expressing figurative language by saying that her father has fatherly like ways but he has became a stranger to her.In the book she keeps her feelings to herself like a diary.I just showed figurative language by describing her keeping her feelings to herself like a diary .
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When she touches the keys she starts crying thinking about her mom showing imagery . She doesn't want to show her emotions but she expresses her emotions through playing the piano . Exactly what figurative language is . Figurative language is representing by means of figure of likeless , as a drawing or sculpture .() on page 136 She tells arley that her hands are no good, that she is not able to use the anymore because the burns on her hand bring her pain . in the poem” Let down”Billie jo said I think we’re both turning to dust. She was showing figurative language. She meant that her and her father were becoming stubborn and there hearts were broken careless and free.if it was not for Billie jo’s mother she would not have been able to

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