Figurative Language Examples
Misc. House on Mango Street
House on Mango Street Characters
Figurative Language Terms
House on Mango Street Background
200

My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. Which literary device is this an example of?

Simile

200

Esperanza is named after this person.

Who is her great-grandmother?

200

12 year old whose name means "Hope."

Who is Esperanza?

200

language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind

What is imagery?

200
The narrator of the story.
Who is Esperanza?
400

Esperanza says her name is "the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving..." Which literary device is this an example of?

Metaphor

400

What is Esperanza's biggest concern in the first vignettes? What does she seem to care most about?

Where she lives/her house

400

Embarrassing little sister.

Who is Nenny?

400

the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature

What is symbolism?

400

The story takes place in this city.

What is Chicago?

600

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

600

How does Esperanza feel about her sister, Nenny?

She is too young to be her friend.

She feels like Nenny is her responsibility.

600

Carlos and Kiki.

Who are Esperanza's younger brothers?

600

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?

600

The author of The House on Mango Street.

Who is Sandra Cisneros?

800

Esperanza says, "I am a red balloon." Which literary device is this an example of?

Metaphor

800

Why does Cathy say her family needs to move?

The neighborhood is getting bad.

800

Esperanza's first "friend" who moves away.

Who is Cathy?

800

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?

800

A short scene that focuses on a character.  This is how the book is divided.

What is vignette?

1000

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

1000

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.

1000

A strong-willed, smart woman who has hair that smells like bread.

Who is Mama?

1000

the practice of representing a thing or idea as a person in literature

What is personification?

1000

The year that The House on Mango Street was published.

What is 1984?