Tone:Starr was very apologetic when she didn't speak up about what happened with Khalil.

One of the allusions used is “'turn the other cheek'', which means to not react when harm is done to you, or responding to injury without revenge and allowing more injury.

The literal meaning of ''blue'' is for something to be literally the color blue, but in the sentence ''She was feeling blue'', it would mean that she is sad or upset, not painted blue.