ESPERANZA FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Front

“The mountains looked like lion’s paws resting at the edge of the ridge”

Back

SIMILE

Front

Then, like a caterpillar, she inched flat next to him, their faces looking at each other.

Back

SIMILE

Front

Beat rushing in her ears: Shoomp, shoomp, shoomp.

Back

ONOMATOPOEIA

Front

“Esperanza remembered the rose garden as a blackened graveyard.”

Back

SIMILE

Front

Esperanza said, “Mama, my finger. An angry thorn stabbed me.”

Back

PERSONIFICATION

Front

“But now that she was a young woman, she understood that Miguel was the housekeeper’s son and she was the ranch owner’s daughter; between them ran a deep river.”

Back

METAPHOR

Front

Esperanza compared them to underfed billy goats.

Back

SIMILE

Front

For the thousandth time, she wiped the tears that slipped down her face...

Back

HYPERBOLE

Front

“..............but this time they were angry tears.”

Back

PERSONIFICATION

Front

The lawyer looked uncomfortable and began gathering documents. “Vultures!” said Abuelita.

Back

METAPHOR