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Key Terms: Poetry
Mango Tango
Culture
What the *$&^ does that mean?
Potpourri
100
The name for the way the poem is broken up into small sections
What are stanzas
100
The main character in the book.
Who is Esperanza
100
Mexico is part of this continent
What is North America
100
Metaphor
What is a word or phrase which gives a non-living object life-like qualities
100
Two of the four words in the English language that do not have rhyming words
What are orange, silver, purple and month
200
This connects lines through similar sounds and ending of words
What is rhyme
200
This is the city where the main character lives.
What is Chicago
200
The Spanish name for kidney beans
What is frijoles
200
Enjambment
What is the way the lines are broken up in a poem
200
This is the second most commonly used word in the English language
What is "of"
300
This is a representation of an object or feeling through something else
What is symbolism
300
The author
Who is Sandra Cisneros
300
The name for a large behind person
What is a mamasota
300
Tortilla
What is a disk made of corn meal
300
This is the name of the dot that sits over a lowercase "i"
What is a tittle
400
The term that describes what the poem is about, where it takes place and who is involved.
What is context
400
This is Esperanza's sexually adventurous friend
Who is Sally
400
This is the major issue Mexico has with the US
What is border problems/illegal aliens
400
Chanclas
What are house slippers
400
This is the only letter in the English alphabet that has more than one syllable
What is the letter "W"
500
This term describes the taste, touch, smell, sight and sounds of the poem.
What is sensory imagery
500
The novel is structured using these
What are vignettes
500
The name for a girl from Mexico who lives in the US
What is Chicana
500
Cumulus
What is a large, puffy cloud
500
This is the oldest word in the English language
What is "town"