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Figurative Language I
Figurative Language II
Sound Devices
Theme/Conflict
House on Mango Street
100
a thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract.
What is a symbol?
100
a comparison without the use of like or as
What is a metaphor?
100
the sound device used in "Sally sold seashells by the seashore."
What is alliteration?
100
Two ways to classify a conflict between two people.
What is external conflict, man vs. man?
100
Give an example of the imagery that describe the house on Mango street.
What is red, brick, etc...
200
a casual or passing reference in writing
What is allusion?
200
a conclusion reached based on evidence
What is inference?
200
the sound device used when two words have the same sound but different beginning letters, often demonstrated by letters such abab cdcd ex. bear, care
What is rhyme?
200
A conflict that takes place in your mind when deciding between between two tough choices.
What is internal conflict?
200
Name a symbol from one of the vignettes we read and explain what it stood for in the story.
What is trees for Esparanza, etc...
300
Things have been pretty bad lately; I'm afraid the rise in poverty will unlock the Pandora box of crimes. Literary device?
What is allusion?
300
"Seagulls tilt in the sky squawking in the wind" uses what kind of imagery?
What is auditory imagery?
300
the sound device used in "BANG! The gun sounded loudly in my ear"
What is ONOMATOPOEIA ?
300
A theme is always __________ word(s).
What is more than one?
300
the culture Esparanza and her family belongs to
Who is Hispanic?
400
"The house screeched in the wind; it was old and would soon die." uses what literary device?
What is personification?
400
"Her teeth were like gravestones, sticking every which way out of the ground." Literary device?
What is simile?
400
Give an example of a sentence using alliteration.
What is ...
400
Define theme.
What is the main idea in a piece of writing?
400
a brief evocative description, account, or episode
What is a vignette?
500
"The sky darkened and the wind whistled. Greg noticed that everything around him seemed eerie and no one was around, a perfect time for something bad to happen." This description is mostly doing what?
What is foreshadowing?
500
"I arrived early for my appointment. The place was busy and smelled of chemicals. The lady next to me had a towel around her head, covering her hair, and someone walked by with scissors." Make an inference as to where I am.
Where is getting a hair cut?
500
Give an example of a sentence using Onomatopoeia.
What is .....
500
Describe an external conflict of one of the books we've read.
What is.....
500
The essential question that is the theme of this novel
What is 'what shapes your identity'?