What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"That girl is as cold as the snow on the ground."
What is a simile
100
Which characters have something in common because their mother's died?
Who are Leslie and Porscha
100
What are some of Tyrone's major conflicts?
What is
1. He doesn't like school
2. He lost his father to violence
3. He has issues with white people
100
Who is the speaker in the poem?
The mother is the speaker.
100
What are three major issues the students in Bronx Masquerade are facing?
What are
1. Racism
2. Death
3. Abuse/Drug or Physical
4. Teen Pregnancy
5. Parents leaving (abandonment)
6. Hiding their true selves
200
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"Last week, I saw some girl staring at him like he was chocolate ice cream."
What is a simile.
200
Which two characters want to be artists?
Who are Raul and Diondra
200
What is Raynard's conflict?
What is he has dyslexia (a reading disorder) and thinks it's easier to let the other students think he's stupid.
200
Who is being spoken to in the poem?
The mother is speaking to her son.
200
What is the significance of the title, Bronx Masquerade?
What is the students, through poetry, start to take off their "masks" and show who they really are.
300
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"I've got no time for imitation love that packs a punch."
What is personification.
300
Which character wants to be a stone?
Who is Amy
300
What is Lupe's major conflict?
What is she feels lonely and not loved and believes having a baby would solve that problem.
300
What is the summary of Mother to Son?
What is a mother encourages her son to persevere through hard times and not give up.
300
What event that takes place in Mr. Ward's classroom helps all the students have hope and discover it's okay to be themselves?
What is Open Mike Fridays.
400
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"My eyes see letters dancing backward across whatever page they're printed on."
What is personification.
400
What problem to Janelle and Judianne share?
What is they both are not confident and have self esteem issues.
400
Who does Wesley write a poem to honor?
Who is Langston Hughes.
400
What type of figurative language is used throughout the poem?
What is metaphor. The mother is comparing her life to a crystal staircase.
400
What does Mai Tren hope will happen next year?
What is she hopes she will be in Mr. Ward's class.
500
What type of figurative language is being used in the following example?
"Choose whatever box you like Mike. Just don't put me in one son."
What is symbolism.
500
Which character helps Devon discover that it's okay to let people see that you're smart?
Who is Janelle.
500
What conflicts do both Tanisha and Sheila share?
What is they both feel like they don't belong and want to change something about themselves.
500
What is a key word in Mother to Son that signifies the mood is changing.
What is "but."
500
How does the Harlem Renaissance relate to Bronx Masquerade?
During the Harlem Renaissance many writers, poets and musicians came together to create art about the struggles or problems they were facing and so have the characters in Bronx Masquerade.