literary devices
What does symbolism mean?
When something represent or stands for an idea.
Who are George and Lennie in of mice and men?
They are the main characters. They are migrant farm workers in California hoping to achieve the American dream. George is smaller and takes of Lennie who is larger. Lennie is less intelligent and George takes care of him.
What is a subject and give an example of one?
What the sentence is speaking about.
Example: The boy went on a walk.
The subject is the boy because the sentence is speaking about him.
What does the body paragraph consist of?
1. topic sentence 2. quote 3. commentary 4. quote 5 .commentary 6. conclusion sentence.
Willam Shakespear.
What is the definition of a metaphor?
What is the definition of a simile?
Both are comparisons similes use "like" or "as," and metaphors do not.
Who is Elie in Night?
He is the main character. The story is from his perspective. He is the author. He goes through the story in Night
What would we call a conflict between two characters?
An external conflict between character vs. character.
What is the goal of the introduction paragraph?
Introduce the topic and the ideas. make your reader interested.
What are the themes of Night?
There are many themes 3 main ones are
1-faith in G-D and questioning through the book Elie and the people around him have faith and lose faith in G-d
2-familial identity One thing that helps Elie survive is having his father with him
3-survival and resistance-Elie and the people around him had to resist and survive even though it was extremely difficult
What is hyperbole?
When in literature something is over extrrated
Who is the Boss's son in of mice and mean and describe him.
Curley. He is mean and possessive over his wife.
What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that opens and introduces the topic of the essay an examples it but not in depth.
What paragraph does the thesis statement go in?
The introduction paragraph (at the end).
What are the three themes of Of Mice and Men, and explain them.
Dreams- George and Lennie's whole journey was to achieve the American dream.
Loneliness-never settled while on their journey. All try to fight being alone. Each character represents loneliness in a different way.Companionship and friendship- George and Lennie's friendship.
What is an Onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds exactly the same as the noise or action that the word describes.
There is a woman on the same train that Elie was when he was deported. She is screaming who is she?
Madame Shacter. She screams about seeing fire (which is a foreshadowing of the crematorium).
What is a self-conflict?
It is a conflict that a character is thinking about and a conflict that is in their head.
What does A.C.E. stand for(A.C.E is the way to answer a short answer question) and explain what each part should do?
A-Answer (answer the question)
C-cite (cite your evidence from the text)
E-explain (explain your evidence from cite and how it answers the question)
Why is Romeo and Juliet relevant today
shows the power of love. It is simple to understand. The story is timeless and famous so many people read it.
What is an Idiom?
It is when a word is used differently then the words intended use
Who is Candy in Of Mice and Men?
He works on the ranch. he doesn't have an arm. he wants to work on the farm that George and Lennie dream of so he offers money to them to join them.
What is a predict and give an example?
It says something about the subject.
example: The boy went for a walk
predict is went for a walk because it tells the reader something about the subject.
What are the paragraphs in a typical literary essay?
1. introduction
2. body paragraph
3. body paragraph
4. body paragraph
5. conclusion
What is characterization and how does Elie Wiesel do this in Night.
characterization is when an author is when an author depicts and describes a character with lots of details Elie does this when introducing a character he explains and describes the character.