Typical
A character that the story focuses on. Usually good, but not always.
What is a hero?
A metaphor describes __________ as though it was _________ ___________ .
A metaphor describes something as though it was something else.
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
In Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio is forced to choose between these.
What is a priest and a vaquero?
When sounds match in a pattern, typically at the end of words. Very common in poetry.
What is rhyme?
A role in a story.
What is a character archetype?
A metaphor using "Like" or "As".
What is a simile?
A word identifying an action.
What is a verb?
Antonio's brothers come home because of this.
What is the end of World War II?
A word meaning "a single string of words in a poem".
What is a line?
Representing freedom, independence, and associated with the wind.
What is a vaquero?
A common saying, such as "it's raining cats and dogs".
What is an idiom?
A word describing a noun.
What is an adjective?
What happens to the first Trementina sister and why?
She dies and her father is forbidden to bury her in holy ground because she was a bruja.
The poetry style mostly used to write for songs.
What is lyrical?
The religious patron of Mexico, representing mercy and protection.
What is the Virgin de Guadalupe?
A metaphor that describes a thing or idea like a person.
What is personification?
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.
What is an adverb?
It is reborn in Antonio's dream, just like in Aztec myth.
What is the sun?
Shakespeare's famous style of writing, creating a five-part rhythm.
What is iambic pentameter.
Where most of the Heroes Journey takes place. Allows for magic and strangeness.
What is the unknown/hidden world?
What Ultima's death in Bless Me, Ultima was a metaphor for.
What is the end of Antonio's childhood?
How many of each part of speech are in the following. Most complete answer wins.
"Paula ran quickly around the block and up the road to meet her father's busted pickup truck in front of the sadly empty park."
6 nouns, 2 verbs, 2 adjectives, 3 adverbs, 3 prepositions, 1 conjunction, 3 articles
The question Antonio asks his father that he says he will always remember, and guides him into his future.
"Can you choose both? Can you choose a new religion?"
The pattern that makes up the structure of the poem. Different types of poetry are usually identified by differences in this.
What is a rhyme scheme?