The House on Mango Street Vocabulary
Across
- 1. Unable to bend
- 4. in a state of happiness
- 7. fierce, cruel, violent
- 8. Normal; not special
- 13. to take action to stop something
- 14. narrator a narrator who tells a story in a way that might not be completely true
- 15. a short, evocative, and descriptive scene that captures a specific moment
- 17. to take apart or break into pieces
Down
- 2. to copy
- 3. To give someone else power
- 5. an object that represents a more complex, abstract idea
- 6. to walk confidently
- 7. with affection
- 9. an indirect reference to another text, person, or historical event
- 10. feeling embarrassed because of one's actions or characteristics
- 11. vivid description that appeals to a reader's senses to create an image in their head
- 12. an unfair belief about people based on the group they belong to
- 16. to openly resist or refuse to obey