Literary Devices
The author's attitude toward a subject
What is tone?
The name of the protagonist
What is Esmeralda?
The genre of this story.
What is autobiography?
The two races of the speaker.
What is black and white?
Sometimes, tough love is necessary.
What is Black Boy?
The feeling the author creates in the reader
What is mood?
The city that protagonist moved to.
What is Brooklyn?
The part of the story where we are introduced to Richard and his mother.
The exposition.
The two types of hair the speaker has.
What is wavy and nappy?
Your appearance does not define who you are as a person.
What is bi-racial hair?
The author TELLS us about the character's trait
What is direct characterization?
The character who tried to be friends with Esmeralda.
Who is Yolanda?
Richard's first conflict in the story.
What is he is hungry?
The tone the speaker has when she talks about people calling her a cookie.
What is angry?
Sometimes you have to step outside of your comfort zone.
What is "When I was Puerto Rican"
The author SHOWS us the traits of the characters. (Uses STEAL)
What is indirect characterization?
The career Esmeralda wants.
What is an actress?
The climax of the story.
What is when Richard's mom sends him back to the store?
The cause of bi-racial hair according to the speaker.
What is slaves being raped?
Don't run from your problems. Stand up for yourself.
What is black boy?
This is what STEAL stands for.
What is Speech, Thoughts,Effects on Other Characters, Actions and Looks?
The way Esmeralda can be characterized based on her abilities in class.
What is smart?
The part of the story where Richard chases the boys away and is able to walk home.
What is the resolution?
Explain the speaker's wordplay when she talks about her "roots."
What is roots of her hair and roots of her heritage?
Accept people for who they are.
Bi-racial hair.