Characters
What character wanted to change her name?
Sheila
Who wrote "Ode to Stone"?
Amy
"I'm white they're black and Hispanic"
Leslie
Emerge
move out the way
What figurative language uses a comparison using "like" or "as"
similie
What character was called "caramel cutie"?
Tanisha
Who wrote "D-Train"?
Sterling
Tanisha
Accentuate
make more noticable
What figurative language gives non-human things; human-like characteristics
personification
What "nickname" did they call Sterling Samson?
Preacher
Who wrote "Mirror, Mirror"?
Janelle
"God Got me Covered"
Sterling
Stifle
keep someone from doing something
What figurative language is a comparison NOT using "like or "as"?
Metaphor
Who is Nikki Grimes?
The Author
Who wrote "El Noche"?
Lupe
"I busted up with Marco"
Lupe
Atrocious
horrifying wicked
What is the figurative language that uses exaggeration?
Hyberbole
Who was petite and had a bad relationship with her dad?
Amy
Who wrote "Message to a Friend"?
Gloria
"I've got a thing for Tyrone. Of course, he's got a thing for Tanisha Scott - like every other bot in the school"
Judianne
Voluptuous
curvaceous body; attractive
What figurative language uses "opposite words"
Oxymoron