Explain the following example of figurative language:

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Explain the following example of figurative language:

"when dee read to us, she washed us in a river of make-believe, burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn't necessarily need to know."

Asked by carl s #416593 on 1/13/2015 2:06 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 1/13/2015 2:29 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/13/2015 2:29 AM

This is a metaphor. The change in Dee and the way she treated her family as she became more and more educated didn't make Mama proud, it frightened her. Dee's edication was likened to something volatile and danerous, like the fire that destroyed their first home.

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