Esperanza Rising Ch.5-6 Figurative Language Flashcards

Front

The guavas smelled fresh and sweet, like pears and oranges all in one.

Back

Simile

Front

Everything seemed to remind her of what she had left behind: the nopales reminded her of Abuelita who loved to eat prickly pear cactus.

Back

Alliteration

Front

She remembered standing on a chair with her arms out-stretched like a bird ready for flight while Hortensia fitted the sides of the dress.

Back

Simile

Front

You need the protection of darkness.

Back

Personification

Front

Instead, Alfonso led them to a car with rows of wooden benches, like church pews facing each other, already crowded with peasants.

Back

Simile

Front

Until a pin poked me and I moved my leg and made a noise.

Back

Personification

Front

But this time, she was buried beneath a mountain of guavas and could not wave to anyone.

Back

Metaphor and Alliteration

Front

The locomotive arrived pulling a line of cars and hissing and spewing steam.

Back

Personification

Front

The song of the locomotive was monotonous as they traveled north, and the hours seemed like Mama’s never-ending ball of thread unwinding in front of them.

Back

Simile

Front

Each morning the sun peeked over one spur of the Sierra Madre, sometimes shining through pine trees.

Back

Personification