Figurative Language
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SIMILE: My Papa's hair is like a ___________ , all up in the air.
BROOM
Esperanza is named after this person.
Who is her great-grandmother?
12 year old whose name means "Hope."
Who is Esperanza?
Quien escribio "La Casa en Mango Steet?"
Sandra Cisneros?
The narrator of the story is.
Who is Esperanza?
METAPHOR: Esperanza says her name is "the Mexican _____________ my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving..."
RECORDS
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?
The story takes place in this city.
What is Chicago?
SIMILE: Esperanza explains that her great-grandfather carried away her great-grandmother "as if she were a fancy --_________________."
CHANDELIER
How does Esperanza feel about her sister, Nenny?
COULD BE TWO ANSWERS:
Nenny is to young to be her friend.
OR
Nenny is her responsibility.
Carlos and Kiki.
Who are Esperanza's two brothers?
What N. Keeler
True or False: Esperanza's character is the author?
METAPHOR: Esperanza says, "I am a red _______________."
Why does Cathy say her family needs to move?
Because to her and family they feel the neighborhood is getting bad.
Esperanza's first "friend" who moves away.
Who is Cathy called "Queen of cats"?
Where did the author live before she moved to San Miguel Dellande Mexico?
What San Antonio, Texas in the King William District?
Short scenes that focus on a character. Sometimes, it feels like you are reading a poem, and this is how the book is divided.
What is vignette?
PERSONIFICATION: Esperanza describes her house as having "___________________ so small you'd think they were holding their breath."
Esperanza says that she has inherited her great-grandmother's name, but why doesn't she want to be like her great-grandmother?
Becuase she sat by the window each day, as she was stolen by the grandfather and never did all the things she dreamed of.
A strong-willed, smart woman who has hair that smells like bread.
Who is Mama? Esperanza's mother.
Before writing Vignettes the author wrote? ___________
What is Poetry
The year that The House on Mango Street was published.
What is 1984?