Figurative Language
Identify the figurative language: "that words might cut in two his daughter’s heart" (Espaillat 3)
Hint: Focus on the italicized portion
Personification
The word "stubborn" (Espaillat 11) has a ____ connotation.
Hint: Positive or Negative
Negative
Which STEAL is the following quote: "late, in bed,/I hoarded secret syllables I read" (Espaillat 11-12)
Narrator's actions
How many stanzas are in the poem?
What is the purpose of NASA's DART plan?
They are trying to see if they can knock an asteroid off course in case Earth is ever in danger.
Identify the figurative language: "until my tongue (mi lengua) learned to run/where his stumbled. And still the heart was one" (Espaillat 13-14)
Personification
The word "proud" (Espaillat 16) has a ________ connotation.
Hint: Positive or Negative
Positive
Which STEAL is the following quote: “'English outside this door, Spanish inside'” (Espaillat 7)
The Dad's speech
The poem is written two lines at a time. What is a stanza of two lines called?
Couplet
What is Ms. Bien's cat's name?
Wonton
What is "that words might cut in two his daughter’s heart" (Espaillat 3) trying to show?
That speaking two languages would split up the narrator's identities.
Which of the following best fits the overall tone of the poem?
Admiring - Bitter - Questioning - Reflective
Reflective
Which of the following character traits fits the dad when he says, “English outside this door, Spanish inside” (Espaillat 7)?
Decisive - Responsible - Upset
Decisive
Why does the rhyme scheme end in I?
(Hint: It relates to the theme of sense of self)
Who is America's Vice President
Kamala Harris
What is "until my tongue (mi lengua) learned to run/where his stumbled. And still the heart was one" (Espaillat 13-14) trying to show?
That the daughter is getting better at English and the dad struggles with it.
Within the poem, the speaker's POV shifts from:
Hopeless --> Hopeful
Pessimistic --> Optimistic
Secretive --> Open
Secretive --> Open
Which of the following character traits fits the dad when he says, “he stood outside mis versos, half in fear of words he loved but wanted not to hear” (Espaillat 17-18)?
Clever - Loving - Torn
Torn
What is the purpose of the parenthesis in the poem? Why do they disappear in the last stanza?
To show how she had to separate two parts of who she was, but in the end, she accepts them both.
What movie starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh recently came out amidst a lot of rumored drama on set?
Don't Worry Darling
What does the pen symbolize in: "I like to think he knew that, even when,/proud (orgulloso) of his daughter’s pen" (Espaillat 15-16).
His daughter's accomplishments and poetry
What tone fits the following lines: "that words might cut in two his daughter’s heart/(el corazón) and lock the alien part/to what he was—his memory, his name/(su nombre)—with a key he could not claim" (Espaillat 3-6)
Admiring - Matter of fact - Nervous
Nervous
Which best describes the dad's effect on the speaker?
Dad:Anxious - Arrogant - Embarrassed
Daughter: Disrespectful - Lazy - Sneaky
Dad: Anxious
Daughter: Sneaky
How does the dad feel at the beginning of the poem vs. the end?
He is first afraid that she will forget her heritage, and therefore him, if she forgets her Spanish. In the end, he is proud, but still didn't fully understand her feelings.
What is happening in Iran?
There are protests over the country's treatment of women because a young lady died while in custody of the morality police. The government is responding violently.