Mango Street/Poetry Unit

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

Comparison between 2 things that are unalike but have something in common

Is,am,were

Ex- I was a cripple foot

Question 2

Personification

Answer 2

Giving human qualities to something nonhuman

Ex- the swing set was lonely

Question 3

Alliteration

Answer 3

The repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of two or more words

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

Question 4

Sandra Cisneros writing style

Answer 4

Simple and poetic
Uses run ons and fragments
Uses vignettes

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

Direct comparison between 2 things that are unalike but have something in common

Like,as

Ex- I was as hungry as a bear