Figurative Language in Esperanza Rising

Esperanza watched papa's eyes (a)   with love for the land.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

He gently touched a wild tendril that reached into the row, as if it had been waiting to (a)   his hand.

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Papa handed Esperanza the (a)  

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Big pearls of blood pulsed from the tip of her thumb and she automatically thought, "___ ____."

(a)  

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A statement that describes something being something else

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A long story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following is a metaphor from the story?

• The wind was like a gentle whisper.

• The stars danced in the sky.

• The river sang a song.

• Miguel was the housekeeper's son and she was the ranch owners daughter and between them ran a deep river.

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

In the story, what does Esperanza compare her Tio Marco to?

• A book

• A song

• un vaquero, a cowboy

• un burro, a donkey

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

When Miguel holds her hand in the garden, Esperanza _____.

• closes her eyes

• slaps him

• blushes

• cries

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why might Esperanza's father describe the valley as breathing and living? What does this suggest about his relationship with the land?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3