Literary Devices in Lemon Brown

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“His father’s words, like distant thunder echoing through Harlem, rumbled softly in his ears” contains:

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Simile

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Gusts of wind made bits of paper dance between parked cars.

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Personification

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“Don’t try nothin’ ‘cause I got a razor here sharp enough to cut a week into nine days!” contains:

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Hyperbole

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Voice described as high and brittle, like dry twigs breaking...

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Simile

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“His black, heavily wrinkled face was surrounded by a halo of crunkly white hair and whiskers…” contains:

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Imagery

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“Hard times always after a poor man. One day I got tired, sat down to rest, and felt a tap on my shoulder. Hard times caught up with me” contains:

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Personification

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“They say I sung the blues so sweet that if I sang at a funeral, the dead would rock with the beat” contains:

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Hyperbole

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“When you get as old as me, all you say when something hurts is ‘Howdy Mr. Pain, sees you back again'” contains:

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Personification

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Author's purpose in passage #5: narrative element revealed?

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Characterization

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Author's purpose in passage #6: narrative element revealed?

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Characterization