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Foreshadowing
1. Page: 14 Paragraph: 3_______________________2. "Abuelita nodded . . . without thorns."
3. This is an example of a foreshadowing passage.
4. This passage is a foreshadowing passage because Abuelita means there is no life without struggle.
5. What do you think Abuelita could be implying by saying this particular phrase? Abuelita may be implying that there is no life without struggle.
6. The author could have included this passage for several reasons. First, she might have wanted to reinforce the Spanish language because the phrase is originally written in Spanish. Or secondly she might have included it as a foreshadowing statement.
1. Page: 2 Paragraph: 2_______________________2. "The sun . . . the other.
3. This passage is an example of a personification passage.
4. This passage is a personification passage because it gives the sun sun the characteristic of being able to press down on Esperanza.
5. What do you think Esperanza was thinking about while she was lying in the ground? How nice it was to be spending time with her father.
6. I think the author included this passage because it shows Esperanza's love for her father.
1. Page: 2 Paragraph: 2________________________2. "Esperanza smoothed . . . each other."
3. This passage is an example of a simile.
4. This passage is an example of a simile because it compares Esperanza to a caterpillar using the word like.
5. How do you imagine Esperanza crawling on the ground? Illustrate:
6. The author includes this passage for its descriptive quality.
1. Page: 3 Paragraph: 3________________________2. "Papa and . . . 'bad luck' "
3. This passage is an example of a foreshadowing passage.
4. This passage is an example of a foreshadowing passage because it suggests Esperanza is about to encounter bad luck.
5. Do you think Esperanza's father will meet her? Why or Why not? No, because Esperanza pricked her finger and thought of bad luck directly after mentioning that her father was going to meet her.
6. I think the author included this passage to show Esperanza's belief in superstition, and also to foreshadow the coming of horrific events.