Question

Refer to Inside Out and Back Again for a complete version of this text.

In “Hate It,” the author develops a frustrated tone.

Which example of figurative language from the text most clearly supports this tone?

“A lion’s paw rips up my throat, / still I scream,”
“Hands grip my shoulders. / MiSSSisss WaSShington / is on her knees.”
“I don’t make it inside the house, / but sit / under the willow tree,”
“She says it over and over / like a chant, / slowly.”

Answer 1

"A lion's paw rips up my throat."

Step-by-step explanation:

The line "a lion's paw rips up my throat," represents how the narrator really feels more than any other part. She feels that no matter what she says, nobody will listen to her.