Of Mice and Men- Chapter 1, Of Mice and Men Figurative Language Flashcards
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Of Mice and Men takes place in the time frame of?
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the 1930's
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Who are the characters in Of Mice and Men?
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George and Lennie
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The story takes place in what town of Salinas Valley?
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Soledad
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_______ is the town of their last job.
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Weed
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What do we know about Lennie?
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He is mentally disabled.
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What does contemplate mean?
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to think carefully about
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What does pantomime mean?
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use gestures; no words
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What does anguish mean?
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mental or physical pain
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Who is the author of Of Mice and Men?
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John Steinbeck
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George feels ______ when he tells Lennie is life would be easier without him.
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guilty
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Examples of Figurative Language
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from OF MICE AND MEN:
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"A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope." (pg 7)
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Simile
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George's hand remained outstretched imperiously. Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again(page 9).
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Simile
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"Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again." (pg 9)
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Simile
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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." (pg 17-18)
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Personification, Simile
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"Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages." (pg 31)
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Simile
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"You're yella as a frog belly." (pg 62)
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Simile
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"The next minute, Curley was flopping like a fish on a line..." (pg 63)
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Simile
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"They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog." (pg 72)
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Simile
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"...and her body flopped like a fish." (pg 91)
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Simile
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"Suddenly Lennie appeared out of the brush, and he came as silently as a creeping bear moves." (pg 100)
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Simile
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"An' live of the fatta the lan'." (pg 14)
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Metaphor
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"He was a jerkline skinner, prince of the ranch." (pg 33)
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Metaphor
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"... she's a rat trap if I ever seen one." (pg 32)
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Metaphor
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"Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror." (pg 63)
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Metaphor
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"The curls, tiny little sausages, were spread on the hay behind her head, and her lips were parted." (pg 93)
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Metaphor
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Metaphor "You ain't got sense enough in that chicken head to even see that we ain't stiffs."
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Metaphor
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"The shade climbed up the hills toward the top." (pg 2)
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Personification
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"The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze." (pg 16)
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Personification
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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." (pg 17-18)
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Personification, Simile
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"As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment." (pg 93)
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Personification
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"Already the sun had left the valley to of climbing up the slopes of the Gabilian mountains and the hilltops were rosy in the sun." (pg 99)
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Personification
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"The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again." (pg 106)
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Personification
