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
explain the conflict person vs. person, give me an example
What is Rafaela and her husband
200
The House on Mango street is what type of book?
Fiction, non-fiction
What is fiction
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
Words used to describe sounds, like boom, pow, meow, crash, are called?
What is onomatopoeia
300
Uses like, or as to compare two things.
Example: "She was as beautiful as the morning sun"
What is a simile
300
explain a conflict between, person vs. society, give an example......think of societal norms.
What is Esperanza, or even Mexican American's living in the United states.
300
The author's purpose for writing the house on Mango street is to?
What is entertain
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
The topic of a story is known as?
What is theme
400
To give human like qualities, to inanimate objects(rocks), or animals.
example: "The old house appeared depressed"
What is Personification
400
Give me an example of conflict between Esperanza, and herself
Esperanza doesn't think that she is pretty, and therfore she doesn't get any attention
400
In the last Chapter, "Mango Street Says Goodbye sometimes, it can be inferred that Esperanza believes she
What is belongs on Mango street
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
A story that is not true, and is used for entertainment, is called
What is fiction
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