Whose Speaking
Certain poems make me feel young instead of old
Caridad
The human mind is like a garden and stories are like the tiny seeds that grown in them.
Simile
What is Ms. Guy's new name?
Mrs. Crawford
Define or use an example of onomatopoeia
Boom! Pow!
Who is Caridad?
Caridad is the servant of Tula's household. Tula's father freed her but she still works for them on salary.
I feel like a new person when I play make-beleive games in the garden inventing tales of monsters and heroes
Tula
personification
Explain how a writer might indirectly characterize a smart character.
Glasses, sits at the front of the class, raises their hands all the time, offers to tutor students, tucks their shirt in, carries a overly stuffed bookbag, uses bigger words than necessary.
What is theme?
Name three things that you know about Tula's biological father.
-He was anti slavery
-He let Tula Read
-He freed Caridad
-He died of fever
-He was a soldier
- He detested violence
Doesn't she see that her future is my future and little Manuel's?
Mama
Some people are born with words flowing through their veins.
Hyperbole
Explain some ways in which a write might indirectly characterize a character who is mad
Arms crossed, eyebrows furrowed, lips pursed, foot tapping, heavy footsteps, louder speaking voice, hands clenched, everyone around them moves out of the way
Define or give me an example of foreshadowing
When the author hints at something that will happen in the future.
What gift does Tula's Grandpa give her?
A goldfinch (bird)
If everyone obeyed God's golden rule, then young girls would be the ones to choose suitably greedy wives for arrogant old men
The Nuns
I've been the only cook, maid, seamstress, gardener, and nanny in this family for at least a thousand years.
Hyperbole
What is situational irony? If you can't define it, can you give me an example of it used in popular media (movies, shows, etc)?
When the opposite of what you expect to happen happens.
Ex. A firehouse catches on fire.
Define personification or give me an example of personification
Given inhuman things human qualities or characteristics
-The wind laced its gentle fingers through my hair.
- The hallway yawned, empty as the light flickered eerily.
Who is Jose Maria Heredia
He is a poet abolitionist who is part of the suns and rays. Tula and the Nuns both read his poetry. He is anti slavery and wishes for Cuba to no longer belong to Spain.
If I could have a sister, I would choose Tula
Sab
If I could plant a garden with wings, the feathers would be her wandering words
Metaphor
What happens to Tula at the end of the book.
She is working in Havana as a tutor
Define dramatic irony or give an example
when the audience knows something that the characters don't.
- In a scary movie the audience knows there is a man with a knife in the closet but the character does not.
Name 3 things you know about Sab
-Earned his freedom by saving girl from fire
-He loves Tula like a sister
- Read name Bernabe
-Rescued a child from a burning building
-In love with Carlota
-Tula is in love with him