Literary Device Definitions
What is a simile?
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
What is the purpose of evidence in an essay?
To prove the sub-claim/thesis is accurate.
What is the name of the two main characters in Of Mice and Men?
George and Lennie
What type of literary device is this:
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
"Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!"
Repetition
What does "recounting" most nearly mean in the sentence below?
"They’re that pest at the office who destroys every Monday by recounting each unremarkable thing they did over the weekend."
a) talking
b) laughing about
c) lying about
D) re-telling
D) re-telling
What is Imagery?
Describing people, places, objects, feelings deeply in a way that connects with the reader's five senses.
To explain how the evidence proves the sub-claim/thesis is accurate.
What job do the two main characters have?
Farmers
What type of literary device is this?
"This tree is the god of the forest."
What does the word, "arrogant" most nearly mean in the sentence below?
"the arrogant know-it-all who interrupts colleagues in meetings"
a) smart
b) annoying
c) overconfident
d) rude
c) overconfident
What is repetition?
The repeating of words, phrases, and ideas for a specific effect.
What is the purpose of context?
To explain what background the reader needs to know to understand the evidence if they have never read the text.
What happens in the end of Of Mice and Men AND why does it happen?
George kills Lennie because he is worried the other men will do something worse after they found out Lennie killed Curley's wife.
What type of literary device is this?
"The forest was hushed, resounding with echoes of the tree’s stoic silence."
Imagery
What does the word, "solitude" in the sentence below most nearly mean?
"Albert Einstein was an introvert who cherished solitude."
a) friends
b) alone time
c) quiet
d) science and math
b) alone time
What is symbolism?
When a literal object in the story represents a bigger idea.
It's the essay's overall argument/answer to the prompt.
Which character is the leader of the rest of the workers? The person they all look to to make decisions?
Slim
What type of literary device is below?
"I put the box of Valentine’s Day chocolates for my wife on the coffee table, next to the divorce letters"
Juxtaposition
What does the word inundated most nearly mean in the sentence below?
"We live in a world that doesn’t just encourage overtalking but practically demands it, where success is measured by how much attention we can attract: get a million Twitter followers, become an Instagram influencer, make a viral video, give a TED talk. We are inundated with YouTube, social media, chat apps, streaming services."
a) overwhelmed
b) using
c) wasting
d) full
a) overwhelmed
What is juxtaposition?
The placement of contrasting ideas next to each other, often to produce an ironic or thought-provoking effect.
What is the purpose of sub-claims?
To provide reasons why the thesis is accurate.
What happens to Candy in the middle of the story that makes him very sad?
Carlson kills his old dog because he deems it useless and it causes problems for the rest of the workers due to its smells.
What type of literary device is below?
"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse"
Hyperbole
What do the words "appointed" and prevail" most nearly mean in the sentence below?
"Most of us will not get appointed to the Supreme Court or become tech billionaires, but we can prevail in our own day-to-day battles."
a) dragged/overcome
b) chosen/overcome
c) chosen/lose
d) sued/survive
b) chosen/overcome