What effect does the figurative language used in line 6 produce in the poem? The speaker compares her stomach to a split melon, a sharp image that communicates her strong discomfort to the reader.

This line suggests that the speaker has actually had her first growth spurt, as melons split when they grow too quickly.

The speaker compares her stomach to a split melon, suggesting that she feels torn or indecisive about something.

This line suggests that the speaker has food poisoning because she compares her stomach to a bursting fruit.

It uses a metaphor that means that the authors stomach felt sick/painful.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

which statement best expresses the theme of this short story the value of being confused