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Metaphor

Quote: "the cousins are flashes of color in turquoise jumpsuits and tight jersey dresses." Pg. 3

Explain: Yolanda's cousins are being compared to "flashes of color" because of the type of clothes they are wearing.

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"like a Dominican magazine model" they compared Yolanda to a model because of her Fabolous hair and style

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"Nurse maids...A phalanx of starch white uniforms"

This is talking about the maids and their similar outfits and style

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Another literary device that Alvarez often employs is simile, a comparison of unlike things for effect using “like” or “as.”

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Example: "She was going to get her hair cut for the first time in the United States, and she felt like she was going to the dentist."

This simile compares Yolanda’s anxiety about getting her hair cut to the discomfort of going to the dentist, highlighting her nervousness and the significance of the experience.

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"A phalanx of starch with uniforms." The number of uniforms are being compared to an army.

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¨The words tumble out, making a sound like the rumble of distant thunder, taking shape, depth, and substance. Yo continues: "Doc, rock, smock, luck," so many words.¨

Its comparing the words that are being spoken and the rumble of distant thunder.

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"like a Dominican magazine model" they compared Yolanda to a model because of her Fabolous hair and style

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Like a missionary, her cousins will say like one of those peace corps girls who have let themselves go so as to do dubious good in the world

simile

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"A phalanx of starch with white uniforms"

they are being compared to an army in white uniforms

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"The late sun sifts through the bougainvillea trained to climb the walls of the patio, to thread across the trellis roof, to pour down magenta and purple blossoms."

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Imagery- "Her fingers are long and tapered; her wedding and engagement rings have been welded together unto one thick band."

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"The cousins are flashes of color in turquoise jumpsuits and tight jersey dresses." The author uses a metaphor to help visualize the cousins' clothing.

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"The late sun sifts through the bougainvillea trained to climb the walls of the patio, to thread across the trellis roof, to pour down magenta and purple blossoms."

In this metaphor, the sunlight is described as "sifting" and "pouring" through the flowers, which gives the image of the sunlight behaving like a liquid or fine material, flowing gently through the space.

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"The cousins are flashes of color in Turquoise jumpsuits and tight jersey dresses"

using a metaphor

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Quote- ¨Lucinda looks like a Dominican magazine model¨

Explain- They are comparing Lucinda to a Dominican magazine model because of her hair and how she´s dressed

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Makayla Benjamin  “Lucinda looks like a Dominican magazine model” Simile because they are comparing Lucinda to a magazine model .

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Makayla Benjamin  “Lucinda looks like a Dominican magazine model” Simile because they are comparing Lucinda to a magazine model .

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" the late sun shifts through the bougainvillea trained to climb the walls of the patio "

its a metaphor , the sunlight is being describe as sifting and pouring through the flowers

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"Gabriela's face reminds Yolanda of the lover's clutch of hands over the breast." this is Imagery because it helps convey Yolandas feelings and the depth of her connection to Gabriela.

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¨My mind is a blank sheet of paper. I have to write on it¨ This metaphor compares her mind to a blank sheet of paper,emphasizing the fresh start and the many possibilities that lie ahead.

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"the beautiful young wife of mundin, The prince of the family. With the pale skin and dramatic dark eyes of a romantic heroine, Gabriela face reminds Yolanda of the lovers clutch of hands over the breast"

this is imagery because it describes the young wife

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"we were all of us in the same boat but were not all going the same place"-metaphor

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"A tiny, Old women, her hair pulled back tightly in a white bun"

this is imagery because it's being detailed on how the old women looks

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"she felt like a tourist in her own country"

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Quote: "Dont listen to them." Gabriela waves her hand as if scaring off an annoying fly."

Explanation: Gabriela is telling Yolanda to not take what the group of women are saying too serious after telling her that it would be dangerous to ride the bus as a woma.