Of Mice and Men Figurative Language – Flashcards
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Lennie is "strong as a bull" (22).
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"The bus driver gave us a bum steer" (21).
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"The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze" (16).
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"An' live off the fat the lan(d)," Lennie shouted (14).
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"The dove's wings whistled over the water" (10). Points
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"A light of understanding broke on Lennie's face" (7).
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"The shade climbed up the hills toward the top" (2)
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"Now he's got his eye on us" (23).
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"...the flies whipped through it like sparks" (29).
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"...she's a rat trap if I ever seen one" (32).
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"He was...the prince of the ranch" (33).
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"Slim reached up...and turned on the...electric light...the cone of the shade threw its brightness straight downwards..." (38).
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"Seems like [Curley's wife] can't keep away from guys...an' Curley's pants is just crawling' with ants...(51).
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"You're yella as a frog belly" (62)
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"You're as crazy as a wedge" (69).
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"There was a rise of voices in question, a drum of running feet and the men burst into the barn" (96).
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"A far rush of wind sounded and a gust drove through the tops of the trees like a wave" (99).
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"Through the open door that lead into the barn came the sound of moving horses, of feet stirring, of teeth champing on hay, of the rattle of halter chains" (67).
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"The hay came down like a mountain slope..." (84).
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"There was the buzz of flies in the air..." (84).
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Slim jumps up to defend Lennie and calls Curley a "dirty little rat" (63).
