| A | B |
|---|
| "I am a deer frozen in headlights" | Metaphor |
| "I have been dropped like a hot pop tart on a cold floor" | Simile |
| "The school bus wheezes to the corner" | Personification |
| "I am trapped in the closet with Andy Evans" | Climax |
| Melinda won't share her secret with anyone | Conflict |
| Antagonist | Melinda |
| Protagonist | Melinda |
| Tenacious | stubbornly holding on to something |
| Vulnerable | susceptible to injury |
| asylum | a place of safety |
| Symbol of Melinda's growth | Tree |
| Symbol of Melinda's unwillingness to face the truth | Mirro |
| Profoundly | very, deeply |
| Morphing | changing form |
| Simultaneously | At the same time |
| Eloquent | moving speech |
| Symbol of Melinda's feelings of fear | Rabbit |
| "Let me tell you about it" | Resolution |
| Foil to Melinda | Heather |
| Symbol of Melinda's lack of identity | Her room |
