Motif In Speak-1 Quote Examples

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Any one can think that motif is just a decorative pattern but it can be more of symbol or words. My motif is seed/plant/flower which can mean growth, new beginning, and who you are. When you start out you have to start at the beginning of your life. When you start growing you learn what to do survive and how to handle situations better. plant fully mature to show the flowers, it show who you are and what you have became. All of these show what my motif means to me. Paragraph 2 Motif in Speak - 1 quote/example 8 sentences This Motif would relate to Melinda because is shows the growth and the new beginning in this part of her life. Melinda yelled, “I am Outcast.”(page 4) She is new high school and does not know where to go. It is because she

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