Literary terms
To be a warning or indication of (a future event).
Foreshadowing
A brave Scottish general receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland.
Macbeth
What type of book is Of Mice and Men
Novella
Nonmetrical, nonrhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech.
Free verse
What does Holden wear on his head
A red hunting hat
It is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.
Exposition
What convinces Macbeth that the Witches’ prophecy is true?
when Duncan names him Thane of Cawdor
What kind of animals did Lennie dream of caring for?
Rabbits
A single unit of speech sound as written or spoken
Syllable
Who is Holden's English teacher
Mr. Spencer
a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.”
Simile
The play is written in this basic unit which is iambic pentameter without a rhyme scheme
Blank Verse
John Steinbeck took the title Of Mice and Men, from a line by which poet?
Robert Burns
a pair of end-rhymed lines of verse that are self-contained in grammatical structure and meaning
Couplet
What is the last school Holden gets expelled from?
Pency Prep
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Irony
What are the names of King Duncan's children?
Malcom and Donaldbain
Of Mice and Men is set in which decade?
1930's
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry
Assonance
Where is DB throughout the novel
California
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Personification
The ghost of what character does Macbeth see at the dinner party?
Banquo
Where is the novel set?
Soledad
from the French meaning “a striding over,” is a poetic term for the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
Enjambment
What does Holden want to be when he grows up?
The Catcher in the Rye