Unwind Figurative Language

Read the following lines from Chapter 30:

There is no peace in CyFi's his head. The Fry doesn't know how bad it is. The Fry doesn't know how the feelings crash over him like storm-driven waves pounding a failing seawall. The wall is going to collapse soon, and when it does, Cy will lose it.

The reader can conclude from the simile and metaphor above that CyFi—

• will soon drown himself in a large body of water and in front of Lev (The Fry).

• misses his Dads so much that he is on the verge of a majorly depressive meltdown that will involve an overwhelming flood of tears, and Lev (The Fry) will be present to witness it all.

• feels responsible for the guilt and challenges he has placed upon Lev (The Fry), and CyFi hopes to cry his way out of apologizing to him.

• is bracing himself for a difficult challenge that he is fully aware he will soon face and Lev (The Fry) will be present to experience, as well.

Read the following lines from Chapter 30:

The part of Cy that isn't Cy knows this middle-aged couple so well, he's hit by a lightning bolt of emotions so violent he feels like he'll incinerate.

What type(s) of figurative language is/are used in the lines above to help the reader better understand the internal conflict CyFi is experiencing?

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

Read the following lines from Chapter 31:

That's when Lev takes off. He knows he's the only variable in this equation left to resolve, and in a moment the cops are going to realize that. So he backs into the shadows while the officers are still distracted by the scurrying couple, and the crying kid, and the two dads, and the shiny things on the ground.

The reader can conclude from the imagery and metaphor above that Lev—

• is still facing an internal conflict about who he is and where he belongs, in addition to having no assistance in being unwound.

• is satisfied and grateful in helping CyFi resolve his own external and internal conflicts.

• is only seconds away from facing off in an external and physical conflict with the police officers.

• is content in helping CyFi reach Joplin in order to return the 1/8 of his brain that did not belong to him.

Read the following lines from Chapter 32:

It's a challenge keeping almost four hundred kids healthy, hidden, and whole. But the Admiral has never walked away from a challenge.

The reader can conclude from the alliteration above that the Admiral—

• expects every unwind to take ownership for his/her actions.

• resents building a graveyard that functions on military-style policies.

• expects every unwind to adhere to "The Ten Demandments" and follow his daily duties and responsibilities to maintain order and regularity.

• admires how the "Fatigues" have kept law and order within the graveyard.

Read the following lines from Chapter 28:

"My name is my business. Suffice it to say that I am a former admiral of the United States Navy." And then he grinned. "But now you could say I'm a fish out of water. The current political climate led to my resignation. The law said it was my job to look the other way, but I did not. I will not."

What type(s) of figurative language is/are used in the lines above to help the reader better understand the Admiral's character traits?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Personification

Read the following lines from Chapter 29:

"I once saw this poster about a salmon. It was jumping up this waterfall, see? But there was a bear at the top, and the fish, it was jumping right into the bear's mouth. The caption beneath—it was supposed to be funny—said, 'The journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly.'"

The author includes irony and theme in the lines above most likely to—

• predict how CyFi's journey to Joplin might conclude by comparing his journey to a salmon willingly jumping into a hungry bear's mouth.

• provide a flashback of the extensive journey CyFi has taken to arrive to Joplin.

• show that CyFi has learned how to give into the 1/8 of his temporal lobe and ignore his true self.

• emphasize that despite CyFi traveling long, tiring miles to reach Joplin, his reward may be far greater than he ever dreamed.

Uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Life is a roller coaster ride.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The lightning danced across the sky during the storm.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Has words that represent a sound.

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration