Vocabulary
Rosas
What are roses?
Abuelita
Who is Esperanza's grandmother?
Schoomp!Schoomp! Schoomp
What is onomatopoeia?
"Did you know that if you lie on the ground and stay very still, you can feel the earth's heart beat?" (p.1)
Who is papa?
Esperanza's home town
What is Aguascalientes?
La Migra
What is immigration?
Sixto Ortega
Who is Esperanza's father?
Did you know when you kneel down on the land you can hear its heart beating?
What is personification?
This is what we are!” “Small, meek animals. And that is how they treat us because we don't speak up. If we don't ask for what is rightfully ours, we will never get it!
Who is Marta?
Hobby that Abuelita teaches Esperanza
What is crocheting?
Campesinos
Who are farm workers?
Marisol
Who is Esperanza's best friend?
“’Ten stitches up to the top of the mountain. Add one stitch. Nine stitches down to the bottom of the valley. Skip one.’”
What is symbolism?
"When you scorn these people, you scorn Miguel, Hortensia, and Alfonso"
Who is Mama?
Esperanza feeds this to the babies on her first day that made them sick
What are ripe plums?
Mi Reina
What is my Queen?
Teaches Esperanza many lessons
Who is Isabel?
Esperanza stood on one side of the river and Miguel on the other and the river could never be crossed.
What is a metaphor?
Everyone in camp knows each other’s business.
Who is Isabel?
Will work for less
Who are the Okies?
Huelga
What is strike?
Esperanza and mama's housekeeper
Who is Hortensia?
When he realized they had escaped, Tio Luis would not be smiling like a proud rooster.
What is a simile?
I hear that in the United States, you do not need una palanca [a lever]. That even the poorest man can become rich if he works hard enough.
Who is Miguel?
Pam Munoz Ryan
Who is the author of Esperanza Rising?