What does Esperanza mean?
hope
vignette
a short, descriptive literary sketch
barrio
neighborhood
When Cisneros's father said "Use this, not that," what did he mean?
Use your head, not your hands
Who is the "smart cookie" in "Smart Cookie"?
her mom
What did Cisneros dream of as a child?
a home of their own
Did Cisneros go to college?
yes
Who did Cisneros want to approve of her writing?
her father
Cisneros had _____ brothers.
Six
What did Cisneros discover when she went to college?
There was no literature for people like her. She felt "other."
In "Papa Who Wakes Up in the Dark," who cries?
Her papa
Why did her dad cry?
Her grandpa had died
Why did Esperanza's mother quit school?
She was ashamed of her clothes.
Where was Cisneros born?
Chicago, Illinois
Theme
The main idea or meaning of a text.
Often, this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work
Alliteration
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Flashback
a scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present
Diction
word choice
Suspense
excited anticipation of an approaching climax
Rhyme
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Rhythm
the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
Personal Essay
an essay that pertains to personal feeling and experiences and is written in first person
Tone
the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of a story, toward a character, or toward the audience (the readers).
Characterization
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
Extended Metaphor
The comparison between two things is continued beyond the first point of comparison. This extends and deepens a description.
Dialogue
a conversation between two persons
symbol
something that stands for something else
How old was Sandra Cisneros when she wrote "the House on Mango Street"?
22
