Figurative Language
Her smile is as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
The soft, velvety petals of the rose brushed against my fingertips, leaving a delicate, lingering warmth.
What is touch?
This person makes Esperanza feel ashamed of her previous house by making her point it out while she is playing in the street.
Who is a nun?
Okay, I'll be your friend. But only till next Tuesday. That's when we move away. Got to. Then as if she forgot I just moved in, she says the neighborhood is getting bad. This person is moving away from Mango.
Who is Cathy?
Esperanza and her friends do this to imitate grown-ups.
What is wear high-heels?
The world is a stage.
What is a metaphor?
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafted through the air, rich and inviting, promising a comforting start to the day.
What is smell?
This is Marin's aspiration for herself.
What is getting a real job in downtown?
The kids bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break like fancy museum vases you can't replace. This is a literary term.
What is a simile?
Today we are Cinderella because our feet fit exactly.
What is an allusion?
The stars winked down at us.
What is personification?
The sunset painted the sky in vibrant strokes of orange and pink, casting a warm glow over the horizon that felt almost magical.
What is sight?
Esperanza has a longing for a deep, understanding connection with this person.
What is a best friend who understands her?
Close your eyes and they'll go away, her father says, or you're just imagining. And anyway, a woman's place is sleeping so she can wake up early with the tortilla star. Alicia's view of women is this.
What is they should be traditional?
But the truth is it is scary to look down at your foot that is no longer yours and see attached a long long leg. This shows growing up is.
What is maturing or transitioning into an adult?
He has the strength of Hercules.
What is an allusion?
The rhythmic sound of waves crashing against the shore created a soothing melody, a gentle lullaby that calmed my restless mind.
What is hearing?
Those who don't know any better come into our neighborhood scared. They think we're dangerous. They think we will attack them with shiny knives. They are stupid people who are lost and got here by mistake. People view her neighborhood in this way.
What is they misunderstand it?
They are bad those Vargases, and how can they help it with only one mother who is tired all the time from buttoning and bottling and babying, and who cries every day for the man who left without even leaving a dollar for bologna or a note explaining how come. Esperanza thinks this about the Vargases.
One day you wake up and they are there. Ready and waiting like a new Buick with the keys in the ignition. Ready to take you where? They're good for holding a baby when you're cooking. Rachel says, turning the jump rope a little quicker. She has no imagination. This shows that the girls realize this.
What is developing bodies and the roles those changes might play in their lives?
Frosty fingers fumbled for the fire.
The first bite of the ripe mango exploded with sweetness on my tongue, its juice dribbling down my chin, a perfect blend of tart and tropical flavors.
What is taste?
Esperanza says this when talking about Nenny "until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor." This shows she feels like what.
Esperanza learns about a woman's life through Rosa Vargas. This is what she learns.
What is family responsibilities and emotional burdens?
This is the significance of the canteen at school.
What is fitting in or privilege?