Figures of Speech (Identifying)
My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. Which figure of speech is this an example of?
Simile
Esperanza is named after this person.
Who is her great-grandmother?
12 year old whose name means "Hope."
Who is Esperanza?
language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind
What is imagery?
Esperanza says her name is "the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving..." Which figure of speech is this an example of?
Metaphor
What is Esperanza's biggest concern in the first vignettes? What does she seem to care most about?
Where she lives/her house
Embarrassing little sister.
Who is Nenny?
the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature
What is symbolism?
The story takes place in this city.
What is Chicago?
Esperanza explains that her great-grandfather carried away her great-grandmother "as if she were a fancy chandelier." Which figure of speech is this an example of?
Simile
How does Esperanza feel about her sister, Nenny?
She is too young to be her friend.
She feels like Nenny is her responsibility.
Carlos and Kiki.
Who are Esperanza's younger brothers?
a phrase that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else that is similar
What is a simile?
The author of The House on Mango Street.
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
Esperanza says, "I am a red balloon." Which figure of speech is this an example of?
Metaphor
Why does Cathy say her family needs to move?
The neighborhood is getting bad.
Esperanza's first "friend" who moves away.
Who is Cathy?
a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing to show or suggest that they are similar (a comparison)
What is a metaphor?
A short scene that focuses on a character. This is how the book is divided.
What is vignette?
Esperanza describes her house as having "windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath." Which figure of speech is this an example of?
Personification
Esperanza says that she has inherited her great-grandmother's name, but why doesn't she want to be like her great-grandmother?
Her great-grandmother never did all the things she dreamed of. She sat by the window each day, probably regretting the life that she lived.
A strong-willed, smart woman who has hair that smells like bread.
Who is Mama?
the practice of representing a thing or idea as a person or with human-like qualities in literature
What is personification?
The year that The House on Mango Street was published.
What is 1984?