Voca-barley
someone who is emotionally detached, uninvolved, or distant from others
aloof
What year was Steinbeck born?
1902
What are the coordinating conjunctions known as FANBOYS?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What did migrant workers become known as?
Okies
“Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water…” is an example of a:
Metaphor
something that is dull, tedious, and boring because it lacks variety, pitch, or change
monotonous
What was Steinbeck's job during WWII?
War correspondent
If you have “the upper hand,” what does that mean?
You have control or power
What was the name given to the natural disaster on the Great Plains that resulted from a drought?
The Dust Bowl
List 3 symbols in the story?
sunshine, rabbits, card-playing, dogs
twisted, bent, or pulled out of its natural shape or normal form
contorted
Which award did Steinbeck win for his writing?
Pulitzer prize
In the poem “To a Mouse,” the phrase “timorous beast” is used to describe the mouse. What literary device is the phrase “timorous beast” considered?
Oxymoron
What two major events are taking place during this time?
The Dust Bowl & The Great Depression
The heron snatching the unsuspecting snake from the water at the beginning of the last chapter in the novella is what literary element?
Foreshadowing
behavior or actions that are extremely bad, morally wrong, and deeply deserving of blame or strong criticism
reprehensible
According to the article you read, how many of Steinbeck's works listed were turned into films?
6
Write a complex sentence
Answers will vary. It should include one independent & one dependent clause
What percent of farmers were originally from Oklahoma?
20%
The contrasting descriptions of George and Lennie is considered what literary element?
Juxtaposition
doing something in a way that shows deep disdain, scorn, or a total lack of respect
contemptuously
How many times was Steinbeck married?
3
Use a colon appropriately in a sentence.
Answers will vary.
Colons can be used to introduce a list, a ratio, to emphasize further information, or to introduce a piece of textual evidence (provided the colon sits between two independent clauses for the textual evidence).
The everyday, native language or dialect commonly spoken by ordinary people in a specific region, culture, profession, or time period.
Vernacular
A dove’s wings whistled over the water is an example of what TWO literary elements?
Personification & alliteration