Literary Technique
Rhetorical Technique
Of Mice and Men
100

My alarm clock yelled, telling me it was time to wake up. What type of literary technique is this an example of?

Personification

100

If you don't donate, millions of baby seals will starve. What type of rhetorical technique is this an example of?

Pathos

100

What does Lennie want to tend to when he gets a farm? 

Rabbits

200

He was as strong as a lion. What type of literary technique is this an example of?

Simile 

200

Red Bull is recommended for the most energy by Lebron James. What type of rhetorical technique is this an example of?

Ethos

200

Who on the farm has a wife, that also lives on the farm? 

Curley

300

This is my marvelous, majestic, magical, mini muffin. What type of literary technique is this an example of?

Alliteration 

300

5 out of every 6 people that buy Crest Toothpaste say it was the best toothpaste they have ever used. What type of rhetorical technique is this an example of?

Logos

300

What town did they get kicked out of before coming to work on the farm? 

Weed

400

The dark gray mountain was rocky, jagged, and sharp. What type of literary technique is this an example of?

Imagery 

400

My backpack weighs a ton! What rhetorical technique is this an example of?

Hyperbole

400

What did Lennie do to Curley, making Curley have to go into town for help?

Lennie broke Curley's hand

500

The police department got robbed. What type of literary technique is this an example of?

Irony 

500

We will not give up. We will not fail. We will beat our opponents. What type of rhetorical technique is this an example of?

Repetition 

500

Where was George and Lennie born?

Auburn