CHARACTERS
Who owns the Bodega in Washignton Heights?
Usnavi de La Vega
And that song you’re
Hearing is the
Neighborhood just cheering you along—
Community and love
Which two countries did the characters immigrate from?
Puerto Rico & Dominican Republic
The lyric "Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day" contains this kind of rhyme.
Internal
Which of the following ladies grew up in La Vibora, Havana, but moved to New York because of monetary problems?
Abuela Claudia
“I’m proud to be your father
‘Cause you work so much harder
And you are so much smarter
Than I was at your age”
And I always knew that she would fly away
That she was gonna change the world someday
Dreams
The that motif appears throughout the musical, which literally means "patience and faith."
Paciencia y Fe
The repetition of vowel sounds in consecutive words, as in ““another awesome audience”” is an example of this.
Assonance
Who wrote the "In the Heights" book?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
And our lives are in these boxes
While the woman who held us is gone
But we go on, we grow, so…
Hold tight, Abuela, if you’re up there
I’ll make you proud of everything I know!
Resilience
What is the difference between Motif and Symbol
A symbol is something that has a deeper meaning than the literal meaning and a motif is something that is repeated throughout the musical.
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text, as well as frequently at the end and middle of words, is called this.
consonance
This character's bad relationship with his father initiates several thematic ideas throughout the musical, including dreams, resilience, and family.
Kevin
Mama needs a job, Mama says we're poor, one day you say, "Vamos a Nueva York"
And Nueva York was far, but Nueva York had work, and so we came
And now I'm wide awake
Immigration
When Abueal repeats Calor! Calor! Calor!" in her song, it's an example of...
Repetition
The lottery ticket, the sunrise, and streetlights are all items in the musical which represent something bigger than themselves. In Literary terms, this is called a...
Symbol
Which character has lived for a longer period in Washignton Heights than everyone else?
Abuela Claudia
In 5 years, when this whole city’s rich folks and hipsters,
Who’s gonna miss this raggedy little business?
Gentrification
This term is when song is repeated later in a musical, usually to highlight something important for the story and the author's purpose.
Reprise
The line "Oh no! Here he goes Mr. Braggadocio!/ Next thing you know, he's lying like Pinocchio" contains examples of these two literary terms.
simile and allusion