The Poet X
Who is the author of The Poet X?
Elizabeth Acevedo
A comparison between two unlike things that does not use "like" or "as"
This term describes the message or lesson of a poem or other work of art.
Theme
What are the names of the two gangs in West Side Story?
The Jets and The Sharks
What is one of Mami's dating rules in The Poet X?
I can't date.
At least until I'm married.
Or until I graduate college.
Who is the protagonist of The Poet X?
Xiomara Batista
A comparison between two unlike things that uses "like" or "as"
Simile
The way a person or character sees the world.
Perspective
A term used for a story told partly through songs
Musical
An argument that is flawed
Fallacy
What is the setting of The Poet X?
Harlem, New York City
A metaphor that continues over the course of multiple lines, stanzas, or paragraphs
Extended Metaphor
A recurring pattern of ideas, symbols, or language in a poem, novel, or music
Motif
Where do Tony and Maria meet?
At the school dance
Her Journal
One motif of The Poet X is rebellion. What is something that Xiomara rebels against?
Multiple answers accepted.
A type of figurative language that gives non-human things human characteristics
Personification
Indirect Characterization
What is the name of Maria's older brother, the leader of the Sharks?
What is Xiomara's nationality? What country is her family originally from?
Dominican Republic
Who is Xiomara's crush?
Aman
A figure of speech where the author uses extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
A reference made in one work of art designed to make you think of another work
Allusion
What Shakespearean play is West Side Story based off of?
Romeo and Juliet
Medusa