Figurative Language
Structure
Esperanza
Vignettes
Miscellaneous
100
Repeating initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
100
a short poetic chapter
What is a vignette?
100
Esperanza's role in the story
What is protagonist and narrator?
100
What vignette is the climax of the story?
What is "Red Clowns"?
100
the author
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
200
a direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as
What is simile?
200
Some of the chapters are about _______________ while others are about ______________________
What is family and neighbors?
200
Esperanza desires one of these for herself
What is a house or home?
200
1/7: Esperanza's mom
Who is a "smart cookie"?
200
reflects Esperanza's development of being a woman
What is shoes: chanclas to high heels
300
An indirect comparison between 2 unlike things
What is a metaphor?
300
What genre of novel is this? go beyond fiction or memoir
What is coming of age?
300
a place Esperanza does not want to stay (not Mango Street)
What is a window or doorway?
300
married in 8th grade; abused by her husband; betrays Esperanza
Who is Sally?
400
exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
is a major symbol of the story
What is a house or a home?
400
Esperanza's mother
Who is encourages Esperanza to continue her education?
400
5b The vignette that addresses the theme: Power comes to those who do things their own way.
What is "Beautiful and Cruel"?
400
The girl from Puerto Rico who is trapped by her situation and is looking for a boy to come and save her.
Who is Marin?
500
something concrete that represents something that is intangible
What is a symbol?
500
the overarching symbol that represents the structure of the novel
What is Mango Street?
500
The one thing, according to Aunt Lupe, that will save Esperanza.
What is writing?
500
1/7 What vignette describes the homeless people who Esperanza plans to take into her home?
What is "bum in the attic"?
500
a man who travels north to work, is killed in an accident and never returns home.
Who is Geraldo, No Name?
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