A Mango-Shaped Space Figurative Language
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A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
By Lauren Ayube
Thirteen year old Mia isn’t like everyone else. For her, words, numbers, and sounds have color. It’s all around her, all of the time - as if being thirteen isn’t hard enough already. This is a heartwarming novel about fitting in, being different, and embracing what makes you unique.
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Storyboard Description
Have students identify different types of figurative language in A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass.
Storyboard Text
- Onomatopoeia
- BUBBLE
- BOOM!
- BUBBLE
- SIMMER
- FIZZ
- Simile
- Metaphor
- “The bubbling up inside me has gotten too strong. I can feel it rising to the surface. Bubble, bubble, simmer, fizz, and BOOM!” The author is using these sounds to help the reader hear how Mia feels inside. Like a bottle of soda that's going to burst.
- “But if I couldn’t use my colors, the world would seem so bland - like vanilla ice cream without the gummy bears on top.” This means that without her unique identity, Mia would live a very boring life.
- "Then fireworks go off in my head.”This means her brain was overwhelmed with thoughts and emotions.
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