Literary Technique
What are literary techniques often used in?
Creative and imaginative writing
What are rhetorical questions often used for?
Persuasive and argumentative texts
Who are the protagonists?
Lennie and George
What literary technique is used in this sentence:
"The ballerina danced like leaves flying gracefully in the wind!"
Simile
What do rhetorical techniques appeal to?
Emotion, logic, or reasoning
What is Lennie's last name?
Small
What literary technique is used in the next sentence?
"The bright, red flames crackled in the dark night."
Imagery
What rhetorical technique is used in the next sentence?
"I have not seen you in forever!"
Hyperbole
How does Curley's wife die?
Lennie chokes her, despite not wanting to
What literary technique is it when a reference about a well-known place, event, or person is made?
Allusion
What rhetorical technique is used in this sentence?
"What's in a name?" -Romeo and Juliet
Rhetorical question
How does Curley injure his hand?
Lennie squeezes it too hard.
What literary technique is used in the next sentence?
"No! My phone died!"
Personification
What rhetorical technique is used in this sentence?
"The dog did not bark in the night-time." -Sherlock Holmes
Logos
What does Lennie see after running away?
Aunt Clara and a rabbit