The House on Mango Street

Vignettes 19-23 By Sandra Cisneros

Sit you groups
according to the
letter you see on
your piece of paper
What is a bildungsroman?
-a novel depicting someone's growth from childhood to maturity .

-The protagonist grows, learns, and changes in order to take his or her
place in the world.
-Bildungsroman is a German word that literally means “a novel of
formation”.
-It is sometimes referred to as a coming-of-age story .
Find examples of
bildungsroman in the
vignette you’ve been
assigned
What changes do you see in Esperanza?

Does she see the changes in herself?

Do others/outsiders see the changes in her?

How does it seem she feels about these changes?

How do these changes relate to Esperanza’s

identity?

Is she starting to find one?”

 Cliché- A cliché is an expression that has
been used repeatedly and has lost its
appeal. For example: white as snow,
bright and early.

Irony- The use of words to express

something different from and often

Figures of speech opposite to their literal meaning.

Metonymy- A figure of speech in which

one word or phrase is substituted for
another with which it is closely
associated, as in the use of Washington
for the United States government or of
the sword for military power.
 Onomatopoeia- The use of words
such as buzz or splash that imitate
the sounds associated with the
objects or actions they refer to.
Figures of speech
Paradox- A seemingly self-
contradictory statement that has
some truth to it.
Find examples of
each category of
figurative speech
 -The arrangement of two or
more ideas, characters, actions,
settings, phrases, or words
side-by-side or in similar
What is narrative moments.
juxtaposition?
-Used for the purpose of
comparison, contrast,
rhetorical effect, suspense, or
character development