Figurative Language
This is a statement that compares two things and uses the words as or like.
Simile
Mrs. Rosa Vargas had too many ________.
Children
The Family with Little feet give what to Esperanza and her friends?
3 pairs of High heels or shoes.
What does her mom pack her for lunch the day she finally is allowed to eat at the canteen?
A rice sandwich.
True or false. The House on Mango Street is Esperanza's family dream home.
False.
This is a statement that compares two things without using the words as or like.
Metaphor
True or False Mrs. Vargas' kids were so well behaved.
False
At first, how do Esperanza and her friends feel about trying on the high heels?
Excited, happy.
What does the nun do to Esperanza at the canteen?
Humiliates her and makes her cry.
Esperanza and her family live in what city of the US?
Chicago
This is an example of what type of Figurative Language. "This book really spoke to me in a way that I needed to be spoken to."
Personification
Per page 32, what two things is Alicia afraid of?
Mice and her father.
Who does Rachel end up getting harassed by in the street?
A bum man or homeless man.
Why is it that Esperanza begs her mom to let her do?
Take a lunch to school so that she can eat at the canteen.
Does Esperanza just want to get married when she grows up like Marin or does she want to go to school and have her independence?
She wants to go to school.
This is when the writer describes something by appealing to your senses.
Imagery
What does Alicia do to try to get ahead?
She goes to the University.
True or False. When Lucy's mom throws away the heels, the girls all complain about it.
False.
Why is it that the nun says that Esperanza can't eat at the canteen?
She lives too close to the school.
True or False. Esperanza loves her name and it's meaning and she's proud of it. She would never consider changing it.
False.
Metaphor
What does Darius make simple to talk about? Page 34.
God.
How does the tone change in this chapter. In the beginning it's _______ and then at the end it becomes about being ________.
Exciting, cautious or self-aware.
The theme, or moral of this chapter could be ______.
Be careful what you ask for.
Things are sometimes not what they seem.
Be grateful with what you do have.
What does Esperanza, Rachel, and Lucy buy together to share?
A bike.