Pop Culture Trivia
Figurative Language
The House on Mango Street
Types of Characters & Plot Elements
Sensory Details (Unit 1 Texts)
100

This streamer is well-known for his international travelling and fandom of Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Who is iShowSpeed?

100

A comparison of two things using "like" or ""as" 

What is a Simile?

100
I am the author of The House of Mango Street.

Who is Sandra Cisneros?

100

This is the underlying message of a story.

What is the Theme?

100

"When I think of the hometown of my youth, all that I seem to remember is dust—the brown, crumbly dust of late summer" mainly uses this sensory detail. 

What is sight? 

200

This artist released the hit albums Sour and Guts, and even recently held a festival in Irvine, CA.

Who is Olivia Rodrigo?

200

A word that represents the sound of an event? 

What is Onomatopoeia?

200

Esperanza hates this one thing about herself. 

What is "her name"? 

200

This the initial problem the protagonist faces in a narrative.

What is the Conflict? 
200

"First the click and whine of the car door opening, then the scrape of concrete, the excited tinkling of dog tags, followed by the heavy jingling of keys, and finally the moan of the wooden door as it opens and lets loose its sigh of dampness" primarily uses this sensory detail. 

What is sound? 

300

This viral game, released in late 2020, features crewmates trying to find the "Impostor" on a spaceship.

What is "Among Us"?

300

"The school was zoo during the last five minutes before lunch" is an example of this figurative device. 

What is a metaphor?

300

"Nenny" is the nickname of this character in The House on Mango Street.

Who is Magdalena, Esperanza's sister?

300

This character is based on typical stereotypes.

What is a Stock Character?


300

"She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across" is an example of this sensory detail. 

What is sight? 

400

This is the name of the fictional town where the events of Stranger Things take place.

Where is Hawkins, Indiana? 

400

"Seriously funny" is an example of this figurative device.

What is an Oxymoron?

400

Esperanza refers to this as "the ghost" in her final vignette.

What is "her childhood"?

400

This is the peak of the story where something dramatic happens or change the story's direction

What is a Climax?

400

"The seats were big and soft like a sofa, and there was a little white cat in the back window whose eyes lit up when the car stopped or turned." uses these two sensory details

What is touch and sight? 

500

This popular TV star made her early acting debut on Barney & Friends before starring in Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place.

Who is Selena Gomez? 

500

To use an extreme exaggeration to emphasize an idea, point, or humor defines this figurative device.

What is a Hyperbole? 

500

This character was known as the "Queen of Cats" 

Who is Cathy? 

500

This character doesn't experience any meaningful change by the end of the story. 

What is a Static Character.

500

"My mother’s voice was like a cool, dark room in summer— peaceful, soothing, quiet. I loved to listen to it; it made things seem all right somehow" uses these two sensory details. 

What is sound and sight? 

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