Figurative Language Summer of the Mariposas

The old man at the puestecito, a corner store, said that the dead man was "flour from a different sack". What did he mean by this phrase?

• That he was confused

• He was not good at baking

• That the dead man was someone he didn't know

• That the dead man was different, odd.

We’d left him sitting by the riverbank, drying under a mulberry tree, the tiny mariposas clinging to his mouth and nostrils as if trying to ________________ him.

• frayed

• flounced

• resuscitate

• haphazard

"The waters of the Rio Grande were unruly and loud” is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

the mariposas flittered over cultivated gardens as happily they danced over thorn-ridden lots and neglected fields.” is an example of what type of figurative language? Select ALL that apply.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'the mariposas danced over the fields'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

In 'Summer of the Mariposas', what does the phrase 'a sea of troubles' exemplify?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Which figurative language is used in the sentence 'The sun smiled down on the mariposas'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Identify the figurative language in 'The wind whispered secrets to the mariposas'.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What does the phrase 'as brave as a lion' illustrate in terms of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

In the context of 'Summer of the Mariposas', what does the phrase 'heart of stone' mean?

• Literal heart condition

• Metaphor for being unfeeling

• Simile for strength

• Personification of a heart