Literary Devices
Like a metaphor but uses like and as
Simile
What is the term for where a poet ends one line and begins another?
a line break
How many body paragraphs are in a open ended questions essay?
at least 3
What is the farm supposed to represent in Of Mice and Men
The American Dream
why does junior commit suicide in reservation blues
Generational trauma and internal conflicts
Two opposite words next to each other
oxymoron
What do we call a group of lines in a poem, often separated by spaces?
a stanza
In an open-ended essay, you should focus on analyzing this instead of summarizing the plot.
theme or literary technique
Curlys wife
Who does the legendary guitar belong to
Uses extreme language to increase emphasis
Hyperbole
What is a pair of rhymed lines called?
a couplet
how many pieces of evidence are in an open ended question essay?
4 pieces minimum.
Where does the story of Mice and Men take place.
California
Who is the guitar player in coyote springs
Victor
A call to the past or historical events
Allusion
What type of poem has 14 lines and often written in iambic pentameter.
a sonnet
What should follow each piece of evidence or textual reference in your body paragraphs?
commentary explaining how it supports your thesis
What does Curly's dog death foreshadow in of Mice and men
Lennys death in the same method
What is Chess's relation to Junior
They are dating
A statement that is contradictory but reveals deeper meaning
Paradox
What is the emotional quality or feeling behind a poem's voice known as?
the tone
what key words does every thesis use?
emphasizes, to prove
Who is the only African american man on the farm
Who is the mentor of Coyote Springs