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Figurative language examples in Esperanza Rising - Coggle Diagram
Figurative language examples in Esperanza Rising
similes
"She felt as if she were in some one else's body, watching a sad movie." pg 25
""Oh, she looks like an angel,"" 28
"Made him look like a forlorn puppy." pg 16
"When Papa was alive, everything was in order, like the dolls lined up in a row." pg 37
"Edged like a razor" pg 4
" Like long curved fingers reaching for the horizon, lighting the night sky." pg 42
"The blade was curved like a scythe," pg 4
"Mama waited on the steps of the cabin with her arms crossed, looking like a fierce statue." pg 44
"Then, like a caterpillar, she slowly inched flat next to him, their faces looking at each other." pg 2
"The guavas smelled fresh and sweet like oranges and pears all in one.
Personification
"She watche dthe silver crochet needle dance back and forth in her grand mothers hand" pg 14
The events of last night wrenched her mind into reality."
""An angry thorn stabbed me"" pg 10
"Her smile faded, her chest tightened, and a heavy blanket of anguish smothered her smallest joy." pg 23
"Her eyes saying everything" pg 3
"As she told the story, she saw the grief twist Señor Rodrìguez's face and overtake him as he sat down on the patio bench, shaking his head." pg 25
"She pressed closer, until her body was breathing with the earth's. And with Papa's." pg 3
"The wind blew hard that night and the house moaned and whistled." pg 39
"Watching his eyes dance with love for the land." pg 1
"The August sun promised everyone a dry afternoon" pg 4
Metaphors
"Her smile faded, her chest tightened, and a heavy blanket of anguish smothered her smallest joy." pg 23
""This is what we are!...Small, meek animals."" pg 132
""Ten stitches up to the top of the mountain. Add one stitch. Nine stitches to the bottom of the valley. Skip one."" pg 14
Idioms
"Her smile faded, her chest tightened, and a heavy blanket of anguish smothered her smallest joy." pg 23
"Her heart felt so big and hurt so much that it crowded out her voice." pg 28
""There is no rose without thorns"" pg 14
""You need the protection of darkness"" pg 58
"Put the harvest to bed" pg 8
"She felt streams of prespiration running sliding her neck." pg 117
"Wait a little while and the fruit will fall into your hand." pg 2
"Her bruises had been to her pride." pg 122
"She swallowed her laughter," pg 2
"Now, if they bloomed she could drink the memories of the roses that had known Papa."
Onomatopoeia
"Shoomp, shoomp, shoomp." pg2
"The wagon creaked and swayed." pg 62
"A resounding thud, thud, thud." pg 2
"The locomotive arrived pulling cars and hissing and spewing steam." pg 66
"A gentle thumping" pg 2
"Clicketta, clicketta, clicketta."
Hyperbole
"But this time, she was buried beneath a mountain of guavas and could not wave to anyone." pg 65
"It was over one hundred degrees." pg 237