Refer to Inside Out and Back Again for a complete version of this text.

In “Hate It,” the author develops a frustrated tone.

Which example of figurative language from the text most clearly supports this tone?

“A lion’s paw rips up my throat, / still I scream,”
“Hands grip my shoulders. / MiSSSisss WaSShington / is on her knees.”
“I don’t make it inside the house, / but sit / under the willow tree,”
“She says it over and over / like a chant, / slowly.”