Literary Terms
Of Mice & Men/The Contender
Grammar Terms
Literary Terms 2
Grab Bag
100
Anything that stands for or represents anything else.
What is a symbol?
100
Chapter one o"Of Mice and Men"...Lennie has this in his pocket?
What is a dead mouse?
100
"Who” or “what” performs the action in a sentence?
What is the subject?
100
An internal or external problem for the main character.
What is conflict?
100
In "Of Mice and Men", Lennie does this when Curly first punches him...
What is "nothing"?
200
This is the author's message.
What is theme?
200
Lennie is told to do what if he gets in trouble again?
What is: go hide in the brush by the river?
200
The action (verb) performed by the subject of the sentence.
What is: a predicate?
200
Description using one of the five senses for emotional effect.
What is Imagery?
200
The state where "Of Mice & Men" takes place.
What is California?
300
The point when the action turns in the story; there is no turning back.
What is the climax of a story?
300
In the Contender, Why does Alfred decide to return to boxing?
What is: He needs to know once and for all whether he has what it takes to be a contender.
300
A phrase that adds details like "where," "when," or "how".
What is a prepositional phrase? into the night
300
Poetic "paragraphs"- group of lines in a poem.
What is a Stanza?
300
Why does George kill Lennie?
What is: to protect him from Curly and the other men.
400
The writing used to tell a story.
What is a narrative?
400
In "of Mice and Men", what excites Lennie the most about his dream life with George on the farm?
What is: he will get to tend the rabbits!
400
A noun phrase that renames or adds detail to a noun.
What is an appositive phrase?
400
The part of the story that introduces the characters and provides background information?
What is the exposition?
400
What is plagiarism?
What is: the academic term for "taking someone's ideas and using them as if they are your own."
500
The setting involves the 2 factors: the ______ and _______ of a story.
What is time and place?
500
In the Contender, Why does Mr. Donatelli believe that Alfred is not cut out to be a boxer?
What is: Alfred does not have the killer instinct
500
A verbal phrase that starts with an “ed” or “ing” verb.
What is What is a participial phrase?
500
The resolution of a story serves to ________ the ________.
What is resolve, conflict?
500
The list of sources used (cited) in your writing?
What is a parenthetical citation?
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