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Literary Terms
Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
100
To honor, to regard with respect
Revere
100
To soothe or to calm
Mollify
100
Figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics.
Personification
100
“The bunkhouse was a long, rectangular building. Inside, the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted. In three walls there were small, square windows, and in the fourth, a solid door with a wooden latch. Against the walls were eight bunks, five of them made up with blankets and the other three showing their burlap ticking” (Steinbeck 17). This is an example of _______.
Imagery
100
What is the main example of irony that we discussed in class?
Lennie Small- Lennie is not small
200
Gloomy, sulking, or sad
Morose
200
To confuse or bewilder.
Bemuse
200
Character or force in opposition with the main character.
Antagonist
200
“So he reaches out to feel this red dress an’ the girl lets out a squawk, and that gets Lennie all mixed up, and he holds on ‘cause that’s the only thing he can think to do” (Steinbeck 41). In this passage, there is an example of a(n) ________.
Onomatopoeia
200
Carlson killing Candy’s dog foreshadows what event later in the novel?
George killing Lennie in order to save him.
300
I _________ the idea of sleeping in on the weekends.
Relish
300
The young man remained ____________ because of his shyness.
Aloof
300
The form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.
Dialect
300
“At about ten o’clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust-laden bar through one of the side windows and in and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars” (Steinbeck 17). This passage contains an example of _______ and _______.
Personification and Simile
300
“What do you suppose is eatin’ them two?” (Steinbeck 107). This is an example of a(n) ______.
Idiom
400
Murder is ___________ behavior.
Reprehensible
400
During the fall, trees are ___________ with different colored leaves.
Mottled
400
Comparing two unlike things NOT using like, as, or than.
Metaphor
400
“I wisht I could put you in a cage with about a million mice an’ let you have fun” (Steinbeck 11). This is an example of a(n) ______.
Hyperbole
400
Name a theme from the novel and explain how it is portrayed.
Friendship, Loneliness, Loss of Dreams
500
Curley is a ______________ man who is always looking for a fight.
Pugnacious
500
Living a ______ lifestyle would be boring because it would be like living the same day over and over.
Monotonous
500
The main subplot of Of Mice and Men.
Carlson shoots Candy's dog.
500
The dog is to Candy as Lennie is to George. This is an example of a(n) _______.
Analogy
500
Name two symbols that support the theme of loneliness in Of Mice and Men.
George plays Solitaire all the time- which is meant to be played alone; The name of the town is Soledad