Vocab
Behavior that is silly or unimportant
Nonsense
The main character of the story, who wishes she was one hundred and two
Rachel
This is the point of view the story is told in, using words to refer to me, myself, and I
First person point of view
"And you don't feel eleven at all. You feel like you're still ten. And you are—underneath the year that makes you eleven."
Who said this?
Rachel
The way that the red sweater is described in the story; worn out and old
Raggedy
This character is called "stupid" by the main character after lying to the teacher about the whose sweater it was
Sylvia
The type of figurative language that uses "like" or "as" to compare two things
Simile
“Because the way you grow old is kind of like an onion or like the rings inside a tree trunk or like my little wooden dolls that fit one inside the other…"
What kind of figurative language is used here?
When something is described as this, it is unable to be seen
Invisible
"You put that sweater on and no more of this nonsense." is said by who?
Mrs. Price
A technique used to write a story where the narrator uses unorthodox methods to tell a story
Stream of Consciousness
" I wish I was anything but eleven, because I want to be far away already, far away like a runaway balloon..."
The kind of emotion that is being described here is used to refer to someone who has "grown up"
Maturity
This is the thing that is small, living, and will get you sick when you touch it
Germs
This is the character who the red sweater really belongs to
Phyllis
The type of language that is used to describe simile, metaphors, and imagery
Figurative langauge
"'Now, Rachel, that's enough,' because she sees I've shoved the red sweater to the tippy-tip corner of my desk and it's hanging all over the edge like a waterfall, but I don't care."
This quote tells us that Rachel is __________ it is hers.
Denying
This is a special literary device that is used to describe certain images and ideas using the readers five senses
Imagery
This is how you would categorize Rachel in the story
Protagonist
"An experience at school causes a girl to feel unsure of herself, leading her to consider what it means to be one year older" is how you would best ________________ the story.
Summarize
"Maybe because I'm skinny, maybe because she doesn't like me, that stupid ________ _________ says, "I think it belongs to Rachel."
Sylvia Saldivar