Name A name is the symbol of your identity Whether you like your name or not, you identify with it. It is probably the most important word in your life.

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Name A name is the symbol of your identity Whether you like your name or not, you identify with it. It is probably the most important word in your life

8th Grade After Reading the Passage… Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. You do not have to write the question down, but must re-state it in the answers. Questions Identify the literary device and explain its meaning in the line: “It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.” 2. Identify the literary device and explain its meaning of the line: “ …they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. 3. What is the theme of the piece?

8th Grade Adv. After Reading the Passage… Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. You do not have to write the question down, but must re-state it in the answers. Questions Identify two literary devices in the passage and explain their meaning on the text. What is the significance of including the story of her great-grandmother in her lamentation of disliking her name? What purpose does it serve? How would you describe the theme of this vignette?