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The C) hyperbole shows that people who are part of the narrator’s culture G) place a high value on traditional remedies.
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The point of view change would create a B) more intimate and intense feeling because of the closeness of the narration.
25. The sun beat down on me without mercy for most of the afternoon. I had forgotten to reapply sunscreen, so I wasn’t surprised when I looked in the mirror and saw I had a nasty burn.
My grandmother quickly noticed my reddened shoulders, face, and arms. She directed me to sit on the sofa and reappeared in the blink of an eye.
She tenderly applied aloe vera gel made from her own plants to my scorched skin.
“Trust me,” she said, “this is a million times better than any medicine you could buy.”
I felt the soothing sensation of the gel and knew she was right.
Select the correct answers from the lists to explain how the figurative language in the excerpt relates to the cultural setting.
The ___________ shows that people who are part of the narrator’s culture _____________________.
A) simile
B) metaphor
C) hyperbole
D) idiom
E) often fail to look after their health
F) live in extended family households
G) place a high value on traditional remedies
H) show a great deal of respect to their elders
26. How would the mood of this scene change if this passage were written from a first-person point of view?
A) The point of view change would create an accusatory feeling because of the main character addressing the reader directly.
B) The point of view change would create a more intimate and intense feeling because of the closeness of the narration.
C) The point of view change would create a distant feeling with the introduction of other characters and what they are thinking.
D) The point of view change would create a jarring feeling because it would shift from the main point of view in third person to another's.
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