Esperanza Rising Review

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figurative language technique that gives human characteristics to non-human things.

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What does Esperanza give to Isabel to show her change?

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Esperanza gives Isabel a porcelain doll.

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Identify an example of personification.

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The alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The setting of a story is when and where it takes place.

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What caused Mama to become ill in Esperanza Rising?

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Mama became ill due to a dust storm.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The climax is the most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

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What is a theme in literature?

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A theme is the central idea or message that runs throughout a story.

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What is conflict in a story?

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Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces in a story, which drives the plot.