CWYL
CWYL
Figurative Language
Figurative Language
100

Who watches over Camino in the D.R.?

Tia Solana

100

Why did El Cero turn bad?

His sister died

100

"The boy was as brave as a lion"

Simile

100

"I know he's grumbling only because like his rooster / he's ornery and routinized down to every loud crow"

Simile

200

What does Camino call the dog?

Vira Lata

200

What does Yahaira know about her father that Camino doesn't?

Her father had two wives

200

"He took all the air on earth with him"

Hyperbole

200

"My head fills with memories not my own that paint her for me"

Personification

300

What village does Yahaira live in?

Morningside Heights

300

What is El Cero's sister's name?

Emily

300

"Everyone trying to learn what the TV may not know"

Personification

300

"But I feel weighed down, her words turned to stone"

Hyberbole

400

What killed El Cero's little sister?

Dengue Fever

400

What is Yahaira's mother's name?

Zoila

400

"The knickknacks build a lump / the size of a billiard cube inside my throat" 

Hyperbole

400

"God has tipped this pitcher of people to fill us up"

Allusion, metaphor

500

What plants did Dre plant?

Tomatoes and green peppers

500

How many people died in the plan crash in AA587?

265 

500

What does chess represent?

Yahaira's relationship with Papi, life

500

Name three types of figurative language besides simile and metaphor.

Various 

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