The Hate U give Literary Devices

Why does Maverick name his daughter Starr?

• she twinkles

• she was born the night of a meteor shower

• she was his light in darkness

• he loves looking at stars

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What does the title, The Hate U Give, reference? 

• A speech by Malcolm X
• An album by James Brown
• A philosophy of Tupac
• A line from the bible.

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“The sirens scream nearby.” (pg.50) is an example of.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Irony

There are just some places where it’s not enough to be me. Either version of me.
This is an example of which Theme from the novel?

• Racial Inequality
• Speaking Out
• Split Identities
• The Power of Community

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“The sea of people part for him like he’s a brown-skinned Moses.”(pg.11)  is an example of

• Metaphor
• Simile 
• Personification 
• Hyperbole 

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a Flashback

• When I was twelve my parents had two talks with me. (pg. 20)
• Im ten again watching Natasha drop. (pg.23).
• Khalil stares at the sky as if he hopes to see God. (pg.24)
• The party flashes in my mind, the fight, One-Fifteen pulling me and Khalil over. (pg.28)
  

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As for me, it’s as if God mixed my parents’ skin tones in a paint bucket to get my medium brown complexion. I did inherit Daddy’s eyelashes-and I’m cursed with his eyebrows too. Otherwise I’m mostly my mom, with big brown eyes and a little too much forehead. (pg. 32-33)
This description of Starr is an example of _________?

• Indirect Characterization
• Direct Characterization 

The Garden Heights store owners attempting to put the fire out at the Carter Family's store is an example of which theme:

• Racial Injustice
• Split Identities
• The Power of Community
• Speaking Out

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“Will they be alright?” I ask.
“Yeah. A li’l damaged, but alive. I’m gon’ try something different with them. Putting them in new soil can be like hitting a reset button.”

In the conversation between Starr and Big Mav, regarding his rose bushes, the rose bushes most likely represent ___________

• The store
• The Carter Family
• Garden Heights 
• Black people

Sevens car breaks down right after he says “Car breaks down they split up to find help, and a serial killer murders somebody” to Chris (Thomas pg.400).
This is an example of

• Irony
• Symbolism
• Theme 
• Plot

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