the act of explaining in a thorough way
Elaboration
Bud says ideas are like seeds
simile
She helps Bud after he wakes up at the library
Mrs. Hill's replacement
Bud is able to get food with the help of them
The family in line
The condition of great want, suffering, or difficulty
Hardship
When Bud says his suitcase is his “life"
Metaphor
Bud believes Herman E. Calloway is who?
His father
Bud tell Lefty Lewis his father does this for a living?
Plays in a band
To explain thoroughly by providing details
Elaborate
"My stomach was like a balloon filled with air, ready to pop.”
Hyperbole
the man who picks Bud up on the road and gives him a ride, food, and shelter
Lefty Lewis
The sign Bud uses to decide which way to travel on the road.
The sign showing Flint is 120 miles away
feeling overwhelming sadness
Depression
Bud compares his escape to a “turtle slipping back into its shell.”
A metaphor
Why does Bugs change his name?
A cockroach crawled in his ear when he was little
Revved
the accelerated sleep of (an engine)
The smell of the library was like stepping into a friend’s hug
Personification