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The House on Mango Street: Introduction
The House on Mango Street: Introduction
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Name the technique used here: "He looked at her with that eye of the rooster before it attacks."
anaphora
simile
anadiplosis
metaphor
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What might prompt us to annotate a text?
Any words or phrases that cause a strong reaction
Any words or ideas that seem unclear
Key words or phrases relevant to the main idea of the text
Any portions of the text that create a question
Any words or phrases that are examples of literary techniques
Any time we want to check that our pen still has ink
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Name the technique used here: "She thinks stories are about beauty. Beauty that is there to be admired by anyone."
anadiplosis
pause cause
simile
personification
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Name the technique used here: "She's afraid of going to the movies alone, and that's why she's decided to go."
anaphora
anadiplosis
epistrophe
juxtaposition
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Why does Cisneros switch between "I" and "she" as she writes the introduction?
She herself is not quite sure whom she is writing about.
She is referring to two separate women.
She is juxtaposing the young writer she was with the writer she is now.
She is artisically attempting to confuse the reader.
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What does "annotating a text" mean?
Using the imagery and symbolism in a story to write an essay
Writing critical or explanatory notes on the pages of a book
Reading each passage in a story several times
Keeping detailed story notes on a separate paper or document
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Name the technique used here: "White cranes float across the sky like a scene painted on a lacquer screen."
personification
anaphora
simile
juxtaposition
8
Why do Cisneros and her fellow writers title their anthology "Emergency Tacos?"
The authors plan to open a bookstore that also sells food.
The authors chose the name at random.
The authors are so consumed with creating stories that they forget to eat.
Tacos are the authors' favorite food.
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Annotating is a way for us to interact with a written story.
True
False
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Why does Cisneros "want to live alone?"
She knows "a writer needs quiet, privacy, and long stretches of solitude."
She doesn't know "what else to do" with her students' stories.
She wants to be "quiet and still and listen to the voices inside herself."
She believes it is important to have "space to look and think."
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Cisneros eventually does buy a house, a house of her own.
True
False
