Of Mice and Men
The farm is symbolic of....
The American Dream
Human traits to non-human things
Personification
"The wind rattled the old windows while rain tapped steadily against the roof."
What mood is created by this description?
What is a tense or gloomy mood?
This type of appeal uses emotions
Pathos
Lennie accidentally kills a mouse and a puppy before later killing Curley's wife. These earlier events are examples of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
This character represents loneliness and isolation to the point that they don't even have a name
Curly's Wife
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
"After losing the championship game, Marcus sat alone in the empty bleachers long after everyone else had gone home."
What theme is most strongly suggested?
What is loneliness/isolation?
What TAG stands for
Title, Author, Genre
What is the exposition? Name all the elements of it!
The beginning of a story, where readers are introduced to characters, setting, and conflict, is called this part of plot structure.
In which state does the novel take place?
California
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players" is an example of...
Metaphor
"Many students argue that school should begin later because teenagers need more sleep. Research shows that students perform better academically when classes start after 8:30 a.m."
What is the author's claim?
Answer: What is that schools should begin later?
The page that lists all sources used in a paper
Works Cited
"Through the open door came the thuds and occasional clangs of a horseshoe game."
This is primarily an example of what type of figurative language or descriptive technique?
What is imagery (specifically auditory imagery)?
Who is the author of Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck
Name all of the aspects that make-up imagery
Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch, Scent, and Description
"The author explains how communities rebuild after natural disasters by using statistics, interviews, and historical examples."
What is the author's primary purpose?
What is to inform?
A strong thesis includes this two-part structure
Claim and reasons
A student writes:
"Steinbeck uses Crooks, Candy, and Curley's wife to show how isolation affects people emotionally."
This statement is best described as what part of a literary analysis essay?
What is a thesis statement?
What common theme connects all of the characters?
Loneliness
"The oak tree had survived lightning strikes, storms, and decades of harsh winters, yet it still stood tall over the field."
What does the tree most likely symbolize?
What is resilience, perseverance, or strength?
"My grandmother rarely talked about her childhood. When she did, she spoke about working long hours and helping support her family. Those stories helped me understand why she valued hard work so deeply."
How does the final sentence contribute to the passage?
It explains why the author included the stories.
Give a proper MLA in-text citation
(Smith 2)
"Inside the hospital room, machines beeped steadily and nurses moved quickly from patient to patient. Outside the window, snow drifted slowly across the silent parking lot."
What is the effect of the contrast in this passage?
What is "it emphasizes the difference between the busy hospital and the calm outside world"?