1. What changes do you see in Esperanza? Does she see these changes in herself? 2. Do others/outsiders see the changes in Esperanza?
3. How does Esperanza feel about these changes?
4. How do these changes relate to Esperanza's identity? Is she starting to find one?
5. How would you define your own identity? How did you discover who you are? Have you had an
experience that changed you or was important in your process of growing up?

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so