Figurative Language in Esperanza Rising

Esperanza watched papa's eyes ________ with love for the land.

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

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

Papa handed Esperanza the _____

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

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

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.

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

• A book

• A song

• un vaquero, a cowboy

• un burro, a donkey

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

• closes her eyes

• slaps him

• blushes

• cries

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