OMAM
Who is the author of "Of Mice and Men"
John Steinbeck
What are some themes of OMAM?
Achieving your dreams: The whole story was about achieving the American dream.
Companionship: George and Lennie's friendship was mentioned very often throughout the book.
Loneliness: They makes sure they are never alone, they were never able to settle while on their big journey.
Run-on sentence
Who is the author of Night?
Elie Weisel
Simile
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What goal are George and Lennie trying to achieve?
The American Dream
(To own a place of land and grow crops, live peacefully and have a nice farm.)
What type of book is Night?
A memoir
Fragment sentence
It is missing a subject or a main verb..... (Incomplete sentence)
Elie gets separated from his whole family besides?
His father.
Hyperbole
A very extreme exaggeration
What is the setting of OMAM and what was going on in that time period?
Salinas Valley, California.
The Great Depression was happening.
What is the theme in Romeo and Juliet?
The power of love and not hate.
Predicate
Tells us important information about the subject.
How does Weisel use characterization in his memoir?
Instead of revealing some characters through he actions that they do, he describes each character to us.
Metaphor
A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
Who kills who in the end of the story?
George kills Lennie
Due to not being able to handle him anymore.
What is Night so famous for?
Elie Weisel shared is story of the horrible things done to the jews, and it spread like fire. Everyone wanted to learn more about the Holocaust and Night definitely gave you that.
Subject
Who or what the sentence is talking about.
What was Weisel's father's last words before he died?
"Eliezer"
Weisel's name
Onomatopoeia
A word that sound like the action or noise that it is describing
Why was there a mention of Mice in the title?
Because Lennies Aunt Clara used to give him many mice to pet and Lennie loved them.
What is a theme in the novel "Night"
Having and losing your faith in G-d: Throughout the book Elie goes through many things that cause him to gain and lose his faith in G-d. We see this with many other characters and his fellow jews as well.
Thesis statement
Is a sentence that states the main idea of the writing and it helps control the main ideas within the paper.
What did Elie learn from Moishe the Beadle even though he was very young?
Kabala.
Alliteration
Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words in a sentence.
Ex: He was given a brilliant brain.