Figurative Language Examples
My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. Which literary device is this an example of?
Simile
Esperanza is named after this person.
Who is her great-grandmother?
12 year old whose name means "Hope."
Who is Esperanza?
They are detached clouds that appear as fluffy, white, cotton-like or cauliflower-shaped heaps with flat bases and bright white tops when lit by the sun
What is Cumulus
An art form in which a dramatic work is sung rather than spoken
What is an Opera
Esperanza says her name is "the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving..." Which literary device is this an example of?
Metaphor
What is Esperanza's biggest concern in the first vignettes? What does she seem to care most about?
Where she lives/her house
Embarrassing little sister.
Who is Nenny?
A brief evocative description, account, or episode.
What is a Vignette
A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
What is a Thesis
Esperanza explains that her great-grandfather carried away her great-grandmother "as if she were a fancy chandelier." Which literary device is this an example of?
Simile
How does Esperanza feel about her sister, Nenny?
She is too young to be her friend.
She feels like Nenny is her responsibility.
The character that Esperanza admires for her independence and beauty
Who is Marin?
A very small patch of color or light.
What is Fleck
Fat from the abdomen of a pig that is rendered and clarified for use in cooking.
What is Lard
Esperanza says, "I am a red balloon." Which literary device is this an example of?
Metaphor
Why does Cathy say her family needs to move?
The neighborhood is getting bad.
Esperanza's first "friend" who moves away.
Who is Cathy?
A material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork, used especially as a floor covering.
What is Linoleum
An exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement
Hysteria
Esperanza describes her house as having "windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath." Which literary device is this an example of?
Personification
Esperanza says that she has inherited her great-grandmother's name, but why doesn't she want to be like her great-grandmother?
Her great-grandmother never did all the things she dreamed of. She sat by the window each day, probably regretting the life that she lived.
A strong-willed, smart woman who has hair that smells like bread.
Who is Mama?
(in Poland and Russia) an old woman or grandmother.
What is Babushka
(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
What is Succinct