Island Rodeo Queen
The War of the Walls
Literary Terms
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
100

 The four requirements to become a Rodeo Queen.

What are Western way of life, horsemanship, not Latina, and great speech?

100

The boys are mad about this.

What is the painter messing with their wall?

100

Theme

What is the message or lesson of the story?

100

To calm down or make peace.

What is conciliatory?

100

Her smile was as bright as the morning sun.

What is Simile?

200

The main them of the story.

What is identity and acceptance/fitting in?

200

This is the setting of the story.

What is the neighborhood/community with the wall?

200

The struggle between opposing forces.

What is conflict?

200

To destroy completely.

What is eradicate?

200

The The students were busy bees during group work.

What is Metaphor?

300

The main character and challenge he/she faces.

Who is Corali and struggle being a Latina Rodeo Queen?

300

The surprising detail is revealed about the painter.

What is the painter is Jimmy Lyons cousin?

300

The turning point of a story.

What is the Climax?

300

A clash or disagreement.

What is confrontation?

300

The leaves danced across the playground.

What is Personification?

400

Becoming Rodeo Queen symbolizes this for Corali.

What is belonging and proving herself?

400

Misunderstanding, community, or the power of art.

What is the theme of the story?

400

Using something to represent an idea, feeling, or theme.

What is Symbolism?

400

A feeling of being part of a group.

What is belonging?

400

The bee buzzed past my ear.

What is Onomatopoeia?

500

The conflict Corali faces in this story.

What is Character vs Society?

500

The point of view of the story.

What is first person limited?

500

Person who tells the story.

Who is the Narrator?

500

Bull riding and horseback riding contest.

What is a Rodeo?

500

Peter’s pet parrot perched perfectly.

What is Alliteration?