Red Umbrella
How Does Papa get hurt back in Cuba?
Fell off Ladder
Memoirs are written in this point of view
first person
The train yelled towards its eventual stop in New York City.
What is being personified?
train
A word that creates a sound
Onomatopoeia
Tyreek Hill was a cheetah while he ran so fast past the defense.
Metaphor
What does Lucia do after getting off with a frustrating call with her mother?
Cut her hair
Memoirs contain this type of language
figurative language
The school felt like a prison for the High School seniors by April.
What are the two things being compared in this simile?
School, Prison
Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
Josh let out a huge burp after chugging the fizzy soda at lunch.
Onomatopoeia.
Lucia ends up taking interest in this boy?
Eddie
Memoirs aren't about the author's whole life just a.....(starts with an M)
moment
Friday felt like forever ago.
What three words create the alliteration?
Friday, felt, forever
Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human
personification
Alliteration
What does Papa use as a cane walking in the airport?
Red Umbrella
When I was ten, we moved to a new town, and I remember feeling like an alien dropped on a different planet. The first day of school was a blur of unfamiliar faces and voices. I walked into class and froze when I realized I didn't know where to sit. I awkwardly shuffled to the back, hoping no one would notice. It wasn’t until lunch, when I found myself sitting alone, that someone finally said, “Hi.” It was a simple word, but it felt like the warmest welcome. That one moment taught me how powerful a small act of kindness can be. Even now, years later, I think back to that day whenever I see someone sitting alone, and I make sure to say "hi."
What word other than I lets you know it is written in first person?
we, me
The cars breaks squeaked every time he applied pressure to them.
Where is the onomatopoeia?
squeaked
the repeated sounds close in a sentence
alliteration
The chalkboard screamed in pain every time the teacher wrote on it.
Personification
Lucia is no longer receiving letters from?
Ivette
The summer before middle school was a turning point I didn’t see coming. I spent most of it in the backyard, under the shade of our old oak tree, with my dog curled up at my feet. I had just discovered a love for drawing, sketching everything from the birds at the feeder to the crumbling stone wall that separated our yard from the woods. It was a quiet kind of joy, That summer, I realized I didn’t need to be the loudest person in the room to feel alive. Sometimes, sitting still and sifting through some thoughts was enough.
where is the figurative language in this memoir?
Life is a roller coaster, so many ups and downs.
What is being compared?
Life, Roller coaster
comparing two things...not using like or as
metaphor
The book was so heavy it felt like a medicine ball in his hand.
Simile