20. An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements. "Burn the midnight oil" is an idiom that means to study/work all night or until very, very late at night. You can figure out the meaning of this idiom by reading it in context. Sharon says that she "had to burn the midnight oil" The narrator responds by saying "Wow You stayed
up all night From the context, you can guess that burning the midnight oil means to work all night.
21. The question requires the reader to choose an answer choice that describes the beauty of
Chen's performance.
In this passage, the author uses figurative language to describe Chen's musical performance as echoing of raindrops falling on the windowpane. The parents and the audience are mentioned before the performance actually begins. The importance of Chen's performance does not describe the beauty of it.
22. A metaphor states that one thing is something else. It is a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as" to make the comparison. The author is using a metaphor to compare herself to a one-eyed pirate while riding the roller coaster. The g-force of the roller coaster caused one of her eyes to close so she could not see out of that eye, so she thought she was like a one-eyed pirate.
23.
In this story, the author shows that Pritee could seethe best in every situation. This helps explain what the author means by the expression "glowworms in the dark" Pritee is an optimistic person with a bright attitude.
24. Ab metaphorb is a figure of speech that compares two different things. Metaphors
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