Literary Terms
Figurative Language
Touching Spirt Bear
A Long Walk to Water
Esperanza Rising
100

This literary term describes the events that happen in a story.

PLOT

100

The literary device that compares two things using "like" or "as"

Ex: I was as fast AS lighting

SIMILE

100

BEFORE beating up Peter, Cole is arrested for...

Robbing a hardware store

100

At the beginning of the story what were Nya and Salva doing?

Nya- walking to get water

Salva- in school

100

Esperanza loses her father and her home due to... 

Her corrupt/evil/greedy uncles 

200

This literary term means that an author is giving clues as to what may happen in the future of the story

FORESHADOWING

200
The literary device that compares two unlike things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as".


Ex: She was a bright, shining star. 

METAPHOR

200

The first thing that Cole does when Garvey and Edwin leave him alone on the island for the first time is...

Burn his cabin and supplies

200

Why can't Nya attend school? 

It takes her all day to make the two trips to collect water each day, she does not have time. 
200

Name some of the things that Esperanza did not know how to do once she arrived at the migrant work camp

take care of babies, work, sweep, bathe herself, etc. 

300

This literary term represents the problems that happen in a story

CONFLICT

300

The literary device that is a exaggeration.

Ex: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

HYPERBOLE

300

The FIRST animals that Cole shows an interest in caring about are.. 

the baby birds

300

What is happening when Salva almost gives up while trying to walk to Ethiopia? 

his friend Mariel is eaten by a lion, he has stubbed his toe, he is tired and has little water/food

300

What is the name of the first sickness that Mama got while in the camp? 

Valley Fever

400

This literary term describes the process of a character growing or changing during a story

Character Development

400
The literary device where multiple words in the same sentence start with the same letter sound.


Ex: Sally sells sea shells. 

ALLTERATION 

400

When Cole had the fur from the Spirit Bear to prove that he had really seen one, what did he do with it and why? 

He threw it in the lake because he knew he was telling the truth, so he didn't feel the need to prove himself to anyone

400

How do Salva and Nya's stories connect at the end of the novel? 

Salva ends up being an engineer on a well drilling project for Nya's village

400

Why could Abuelita not travel with Esperanza, Mama, Hortencia, Alfonso and Miguel? 

She hurt her ankle getting her crochet during the house fire

500

This literary term means the message or lesson that can be learned from reading a story

THEME

500

A literary device that does not make sense based on the literal words used, its meaning has to be learned separately. 

Ex: To break the ice (get to know someone)

IDIOM

500

Identify at least one THEME from "Touching Spirit Bear"

You can't get rid of your anger, but you can control it.

You must learn to take responsibility for yourself and your actions.

You are not your past, you can change. 

Change takes hard work. 

Nature can be important for healing.

It is important to forgive yourself and others

500

Identify at least one THEME from "A Long Walk to Water" 

One step at a time, don't give up

War can be devastating for everyone

It is important to give back and help others

Clean water is important/should be a human right 

Family is important

500

Identify at least one THEME from "Esperanza Rising" 

Social inequities and discrimination are harmful

It is possible to adapt and grow from change and hardship

Family is important

Humans are humans at their core no matter how much money, power, status they have (no one is "better" than anyone else) 

Not giving up