Of Mice and Men
Who's the author of the story?
John Steinbeck
In the beginning of the memoir what does Elie like to do and with who?
He likes to study the Torah (Talmud and Kabbalah) with Moishe the Beadle
Who is the author of this play?
William Shakespeare
Using certain wording to show what will occur later on in a story.
What literary term is this?
Foreshadowing
I am running home.
What is the predicate in this sentence?
Running
Where does the story take place? During what time period?
Salinas Valley, California on a ranch. During the Great Depression
Who does Wiesel stay with when he gets separated from his family, and he stays with him throughout the novel?
His father.
Even though they get separated from their family, they stay strong.
What is the main conflict in this play?
Capulet vs. Montague
What does it mean to use symbolism?
Something that is used to represent another thing
Pia wanted to leave school on Monday.
What is the subject?
Pia.
What is the relationship between George and Lenny?
George is a father figure to Lenny. They often fight, but are there for each other
What is a main theme in the novel? Describe the theme.
Losing faith in God. In the beginning, Elie loved to learn Torah and pray to God. When taken into war, and throughout war, Elie does not believe God could do this and starts to resent Him.
What are Romeo and Juliet referred to as?
Star - crossed lovers
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile: comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor: comparison without using "like" or "as"
What is a run on sentence?
What can you add to one to make it a complete sentence?
Two complete thoughts put together.
Semicolon, comma, comma conjunction
Describe the theme of loneliness in the story.
Many characters fight on being alone. Each character has their own way of being lonely. The loneliness teachers the reader friendship.
What is the relationship between fathers and sons in the novel?
Each father and son live for each other.
There may be the rare case where they get too tired to live for each other anymore.
Who pretended to kill themselves and why? Who died after?
Juliet. She did this because she did not want to marry Paris. Romeo found her and killed himself thinking she was dead. Juliet "came back alive" and killed herself because she saw Romeo dead.
What is personification?
making a non human thing seem human
I want to go home later then bike to the park.
What can we add to this run on sentence?
add a comma conjunction.
I want to go home later, and then bike to the park.
Describe the theme of dreams in the story.
Lennie and George's whole journey is to reach the American dream
Which event in the beginning foreshadows what will happen to the Jews?
Mrs. Schächter seeing the flames. Although everyone thought she was crazy, the flames (hell) will be like that for the Jewish people.
How is love over hate symbolized in the play?
Characters Romeo and Juliet have a feud in their families, as Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. However, Romeo and Juliet fall in love. They choose to love each other instead of fighting in this feud.
Using descriptive language to visualize something in a book.
What literary term is this?
Imagery
Write a fragment, and then make it into a complete sentence.
Because of the rain.
Fixed: Because of the rain I could not walk to school.