Figurative Language Examples
My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. Which literary device is this an example of?
Simile
12 year old whose name means "Hope."
Who is Esperanza?
language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind
What is imagery?
Esperanza explains that her great-grandfather carried away her great-grandmother "as if she were a fancy chandelier." Which literary device is this an example of?
Simile
Grandma
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 literary device is this an example of?
Metaphor
Name all the of Esperanza family members who live on Mango Street
Papa, Mama, Carlos, Kiki, Nenny, and Esperanza
a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing to show or suggest that they are similar
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 literary device is this an example of?
Personification
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 in literature
What is personification?
The year that The House on Mango Street was published.
What is 1984?