Tuition and Fees, Books and Supplies, Room and Board
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What sentence. You need to attach a sentence.
He needs to speak louder and clearer
The metaphor is the expression "hang on" because she is not literally hanging off of a cliff or out of a window or something. She just needs to get through the situation until she heals. Poor Melinda!
An idea that is not actually stated in the text, but is kind of referred to, would be an alliteration I believe.