Tell what element of figurative language is being used in the sentences below. 1. The chalk was screaming when you wrote with it on the board.

2. Paul ate pizza, pepperoni, and pasta for dinner at Papa’s.

3. When I ate the Pop Rocks, I heard snap, crackle, pop.

4. The candy was as hard as a rock.

5. I am so mad I can fill up this room with my tears.

6. You are a sweetheart.

7. He was so sweaty he could make his own pool.

8. The sun kissed the horizon.

9. I am a beast in basketball.

10. The tire popped and scared the life out of me!

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1. personification 2. repetition 3. onomatopoeia 4. simile :)  

Explanation:

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover". 

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."