Sonrisas Literary Elements

The action in the poem "Curandera" is told from the perspective of a third-person subjective point of view.

The poems are written in a free verse form.

The house in the mountain is used in the poem "Curandera" as a metaphor for solitude.

We have alliteration in the poem "Fences" in the line "Once my little sister ran barefoot across the hot sand".

No ironic elements can be found in any of the analyzed poems.

"Curandera" is a meditative poem.

The action in the poem "Fences" takes place early in a morning in an unnamed hotel.

The tone in the poem "Curandera" is an accusatory one.

The protagonist in "Ode to Teachers" is the loving and caring teacher while the antagonists are the bigoted people who make the narrator feel inferior.

The major conflict in "Ode to Teachers" is between racism and the desire to be treated equally.

The poem "Ode to Teachers" reaches its climax when the narrator realizes she is just as valuable as the other children around her.

In the first line of the poem "Fences", the narrator mentions how those who are rich only have the impression they are happy. This idea foreshadows the later admission that money does not bring happiness.

At the beginning of the poem "Ode to Teachers," the narrator claims that every person on this planet has racist views. This is later proven to be an understatement when the narrator meets her teacher.

One of the main allusions we find in "Curandera" is the idea that even though a person is alone, they do not have to feel lonely.

The hotel is used in the poem "Fences" as a general term to make reference to privilege and economic prosperity.

We have a personification in the poem "Fences" in the poem "the turistas come to the tall hotel".

We have a hyperbole in the poem "Ode to Teachers" in the line "shining like a soft light from deep inside you."

We have an onomatopoeia in the poem "Curandera" in the line "she screamed in sadness".