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vocab-
swoony (134)- n/a could not find meaning.
wonderment(138)-Noun. wondering or a wonder.

"That steams from groundhogs making coffee." (129) This is an example of personification because it takes an action that humans do, and lets groundhogs do it to create a thing of nature. I think this use of personification works because it still uses that cheesey style of southern-ish talking that has run through the entire book.

"Tears burned my eyes like i was peeling ramps.: (119) This is an example of a metaphor because it uses like to compare to things. In this case the two things being compared are similar but are not ocurring. She is crying so hard with burning sensation of peeling onions.

"The cries mingled with a rush of wingbeats, like a host of angels." This is an example of a meataphor beauce is compairng to differnet things in this case it is comparing the sad noises she is hearing to the rush of angles wings flapping about. This methaphor is nice for two reasons. One because it gives us a little spurt of spirituality and the other it uses the word mingled and thats a great verb.

""If we all touch hands we can get this done'" (170) I like this quote a lot and heres why.
1)I strongly believe in team work
2) I loved that dad in the story even though he was dead
3) he makes more sense then gpaps