The Color of My Words

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Because she “get[s] Mami all to [her]self” (Chapter 1)

2. “A puzzle” (Chapter 1)

3. A notepad (Chapter 2)

4. To buy another notepad for himself (Chapter 2)

5. Learn English (Chapter 3)

6. “Plan” (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. The rhyming pattern is a four-line stanza: “AABB.” The poem describes the wash day that Ana spends with Mami. (Chapter 1)

2. The poem, entitled “Words,” is focused on finding paper so the words can have a place to stay and do not “drown.” Ana personifies words in this poem. (Chapter 2)

3. In a moment alone, Ana Rosa cannot resist the temptation to write down her words in Guario’s work notebook, and she fills all the blank pages. The next day, the family is worried about finding the notebook, since Guario said he will lose his job if he does not have one. (Chapter 2)

4. The rhyming pattern is a four-line stanza: “ABCB.” The writer’s favorite location is sitting in her gri gri tree. (Chapter 3)

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