Summer of the Mariposas: Vocab
Figurative Language
Summer of the Mariposas: Plot
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What is an apparition?

A ghost; a spirit

100

What is a simile?

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

100

The legendary ghost who tells Odilia that her destiny is to bring the dead man's body back to his family in Mexico.

La Llorona


100

What is Mr. Cintron's favorite Anime?

Jujutsu Kaisen

100

What is black and grey on the outside and/or orange when they open their wings?

A snout-nosed mariposa


200

What is a cadaver?

dead body

200

What is a metaphor?

A comparison of two unlike things.

200

The magical item La Llorona gives to Odilia.

an earring

200

Where did Mr. Cintron go to High School?

Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School

200

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers

What type of figurative language is used here?

Alliteration
300

What is decipher?

To succeed in understanding, interpreting , or identifying something.

300

What is hyperbole?

Use of a HUGE exaggeration to emphasize a point.

300

The Garza Sisters, put them in the right age order

Odilia, Juanita, Velia, Delia, and Pita

300

What instrument does Mr. Cintron play? 

Piano

300

Clang, clang, clang, went the trolley.

Ding, ding, ding, went the bell.

What is this figurative language called?

Onomatopoeia

400

What is petrified?

extremely scared

400

What is imagery?

Language that creates a mental image for the reader, using sensory descriptions.

400

The town in Mexico that the dead body is from.

El Sacrificio

400

What board game is Mr. Cintron's favorite? Checkers , Chess, Mancala or Backgammon?

Chess

400

What does "dilapidated" mean?

Old and falling apart

500

What are crevices?

cracks or narrow openings

500

What is symbolism? 

When something is used to represent something else.  Example: Butterfly=transformation

500

What was the relationship between the dead man and his family before he died?

He had abandoned his family and told them he wouldn't be returning.

500

What sport did Mr. Cintron play in high school and collage?

Track and field/ Cross country

500

What does "dire" mean?

Very serious, most extreme, or urgent

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