Answer:
Alliteration: The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words
Hyperbole: A figure of speech that uses exaggerated statements or claims
Metaphor: A comparison of two unlike things that uses "like" or "as"
Personification: A figure of speech in which nonliving or nonhuman things are given human characteristics or abilities
Answer: When the world outside / no longer cares if you live or die.
Explanation: Serious tone.
Main idea: <u>Because of an unusual amount of rain, thousands of wildflowers grew in Death Valley in 2016</u>
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- <u>Reason</u>: this passage examines why wildflowers grew suddenly in a dry desert
Second-person point of view