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Quotations from HOMS
Quotations from ARIS
Literary Devices
Symbols
Title and Author
100

"My mother says I was born on an evil day and prays for me."

Esperanza (narrator), "Born Bad"

100
Comparing two objects without using like or as
Metaphor
100
The stale bread was as hard as a rock.
Simile
100

The family crest

“Cask of Amontillado"

“no one punishes me without impunity” / Snake bites the heal of the person that stepped on it

100

Which author wrote "The Story of an Hour"?

Kate Chopin

200

"You just remember to keep writing, Esperanza. It will keep you free."

Aunt Lupe, "Born Bad"

200
What are your five senses?
Sight, sound, taste, touch, smell.
200
The car lights blinked in the distance.
Personification
200

Polaroid

“Everyday Use”

exhibit / posed

200

Which writing has the theme of colorism and who is it written by?

The Revolt of the Evil Fairies by Ted Boston

300

"Six-thirty already and my little cousin's baptism is over."

Esperanza (narrator), "Chanclas"

300
Words that imitate the sounds they make
Onomatopoeia
300

Boom, splat, buzz, kachoo!

Onomatopoeia

300

Motley

“Cask of Amontillado”

Fortunato’s foolish

Thrown together / lack of substance/cohesion

Performer

300

Which author writes with a gothic romance style?

Edgar Allan Poe
400

"Do you wish your feet would one day keep walking and take you far away from Mango Street,"

Esperanza (narrator), "Sally"

400
Using a play on words. (Someone attempting to be funny, but it usually is not.)
Pun
400
It was so cold outside, I thought I would die. (Could it really have been THAT cold?)
Hyperbole
400

Shining Sword

Revolt of the Evil Fairies:

Colorism / Judgement / Abuse / Violence

400

Which author's culture celebrates Día de los Muertos?

Sandra Cisneros

500

"you don't have a best-friend to lean against the schoolyard with, to laugh behind your hands at what the friends say"

Esperanza (narrator), "Sally"

500

The term for all of the devices a writer uses to give the reader a better description and understanding of what is happening in the story or poem. We are studying this RIGHT NOW!

Figurative Language or Literary Devices

500
The early bird get the worm.
Idiom
500

Trowel/Bricks

“Cask of Amontillado”

freemasons secret frat organization / union brick-layers / all items prepared

500

Which author mentions the poem "Harlem" in their writing?

Lorraine Hansberry