Literary Elements
Literary Techniques
The Breadwinner
The House on Mango Street
Regents Know-How
100
Character
What is a person in a story?
100
A simile
What is a creative comparison of two things, using "like" or "as"?
100
The protagonist
Who is Parvana?
100
The protagonist of The House on Mango Street.
Who is Esperanza?
100
For Question 26, you must establish a _________________. A thesis, or common theme, based on both passages.
What is a controlling idea?
200
Mood
What is a feeling or atmosphere created by the author in his choice of words, images, etc.?
200
A metaphor.
What is a creative comparison of two unlike things, NOT using "like" or "as"?
200
The author
Deborah Ellis
200
The setting in The House on Mango Street.
What is a poor, urban neighborhood in Chicago, with a large Latino community.
200
This is how you write an introduction to a critical lens. You can follow the acronym R-E-A-L, which stands for these four steps.
What is Restate the quote, Explain the quote, Agree or disagree, and name Literature and Literary Elements.
300
Point of View
What is the relationship of the narrator to the story. Can be first person, or third person limited or omniscient.
300
Personification
What is the attribution of human characteristics (feelings, thoughts, actions) to non-human things, for creative effect.
300
The setting
What is Aghanistan during civil war, society is under the rule of the Taliban.
300
The main conflict in the novel.
What is...Esperanza is not happy with life in her community--she wants to live differently than the women she sees around her, she wants to be free and successful?
300
This is the task for Question 27.
What is...choose a literary element or technique used in ONE of the passages, and tell how that element/device DEVELOPS the passage?
400
Resolution (in a story)
What is how the conflict in the story is solved? The outcome or end of a story's main events.
400
Onomatopoeia
What are words that imitate the sound they represent? Such as vroom, buzz, bam.
400
The central conflict
What is Parvana must struggle to help her family survive under the oppression of the Taliban?
400
These are three interesting plot events in the novel. (Three memorable experiences of Esperanza's).
What is... -She makes friends with some tough girls in the neighborhood--Lucy and Rachel. -She is named after her grandmother, but does not want to live like her. -She wears high heels down the street and gets some unwanted attention. -She talks with Alicia about making things better in the neighborhood...
400
This is a good controlling idea about "challenges."
What is... Challenges are a part of life. We learn a lot from the challenges in our lives. Challenges can be difficult, but conquering them gives us great pride and strength.
500
Characterization
What is the way an author develops a character--through their speech, actions, thoughts etc.?
500
Imagery
What is vivid description that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind?
500
A main theme of The Breadwinner
What is... In the darkest of times, we are sometimes at our best. There is always hope. People are stronger than they expect. People should never be denied education or basic human decency.
500
This is a theme of the novel.
What is... -Everyone has the power to determine their own destiny. -You do not have to accept the situation you find yourself in. You have the power to change it. -Dreams are important to have in our lives. -There is beauty even in places other people consider ugly. Etc.
500
This is a clear and appropriate explanation of the quote "No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way"-Goethe.
What is "Every individual has their own perspective on the world. We have independent minds and we experience and interpret the same world in different ways."
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