Figurative language
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
The sequence of event from the start to end
What is plot?
This introduces the main idea of a paragraph
What is topic sentence?
This figurative language is used in "Mr. Paul is as strong as a bull"
What is a simile
It is an important quote from Esperanza.
A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.
The main messsage shown in an literary work.
What is theme?
A short, descriptive literary sketch focusing on a moment or idea.
What is a vignette?
This figurative language is used in“windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath.”
What is personification?
This is one of the two themes and big idea of HoMS in the study guide.
What is "The meaning of home and identity"/"Cultural expectations and gender roles"?
Giving human traits to nonhuman things.
What is personification?
A recurring(repeating) struture or idea in a story.
What is Motif?
When the author reveals more character traits through actions, dialogue, etc... throughout the story.
This figurative language is used in “Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor.”
What is a metaphor?
Esperanza dreams of doing this.
What is Leaving Mango Street annd living a better life?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
What is Alliteration?
Esperanza is a _______ character—she grows and changes throughout the story.
What is dynamic?
A structure that repeats similar grammactical structures for effect.
What is parallel structure?
This figurative language was used in "She used to own a building as big as a whale"
What is hyperbole?
This is the bildungsroman in House on Mango Street in the study guide.
What is "The experience of growing up and coming of age."
An object, color, or character that represents an abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
The most intense part of the story, where the turning point happens.
What is Climax?
It is a way to analyze characters, it involves:_____,_____,_____,_____,______
What is Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks, a.k.a STEAL
Thsi figurative language was used in“But my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly and pretty”
What is simile?
They are Esperanza's symbolism that represent her transitioning from childhood to adulthood.
What are shoes?