What figure of speech is represented in the example?:
"I stood strong like a mighty fortress"
What is a Metaphor
100
In The House on Mango Street Esperanza struggles to find her place in her neighborhood, what type of conflict would this be?
What is Person vs. Self
100
The author of "The House on Mango Street" is?
Who is Sandra Cisneros
100
Beautiful, but trapped by her husband, she longs to leave mango Street. this description most closely represents
Who is Rafaela
200
The House on Mango Street is made up of short stories known as
What is a vignette
200
What figure of speech is used in the example?:
BOOM, BANG, MEOW, POP
What is Onomatopoeia
200
A smart beautiful woman that tells Esperanza to make something of herself because she wishes that she had done more with her life
Who is Mama
300
Uses like, or as to compare two things.
Example: "She was as beautiful as the morning sun"
What is a simile
300
a Mexican immigrant who works hard from dusk until dawn as a gardener. He strives to provide his family with what they need, and set high standards for Esperanza when it comes to her education and associations with boys.
Who is Papa
400
To give human like qualities, to inanimate objects(rocks), or animals.
example: "The old house appeared depressed"
What is Personification
400
In the House on Mango St. Esperanza says, "you can't choose your sister". She says this because ___________ is Naive
Who is Nenny
500
The topic of a story is known as
What is a theme
500
"You will always be Esperanza. You will always be Mango Street. You can't erase what you know. You can't forget who you are". Who says this ,and explain what is meant by it