Literary Terms
What is a metaphor?
a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things by stating one is the other without using "like" or "as"
Who is Xiomara's best friend?
Caridad
What is the Title of the first Part of Poet X?
In the beginning was the word
What is the name of the author?
Elizabeth Acevedo
What does Xiomara's name mean?
Warrior
What is a Simile?
a figure of speech where you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is Xiomara's favorite hobby?
writing poetry
What is the name of the book in the Bible that Xiomara doubts in confirmation class?
Genesis
Who is the protagonist of Poet X?
Xiomara Batista
What did mami want to do before she got married?
Be a nun
In poetry verses
Who bought Xiomara her first journal?
Twin
What is the name of the sacrament that Xiomara does not want to do?
Confirmation
One motif of Poet X is rebellion. What is something that Xiomara rebels against?
Her mother, religion, boys
What is twin's real name?
Xavier
What is a Haiku?
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five
Who is Xiomara's lab partner and where is he from?
Aman and he's from Trindad
What does Xiomara refuse to eat and hides from her mother at church?
communion bread
What is one of mami's dating rules in Poet X?
I can't date. At least until i'm married. or until i graduate college.
What is white boys name?
Cody
A type of figurative language that gives non-human things human characteristics. What is this literary term?
Personification
What is the name of the neighborhood that Xiomara lives in New York City?
Harlem
Name at least 5 sacraments for the Catholic Church
Baptism
First Communion
Confirmation
Marriage
Death
Xiomara uses allusion to show how she feels a connection to a monster from Greek Mythology. Who is the monster she references?
Medusa
What do Xiomara's parents do for a living?
Mom is an office cleaner and Dad drives the bus