Of Mice and Men Part 1 Review

What is figurative language?

• using connotative language to evoke feelings within the reader

• • Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation

• the way a reader feels as they read the text

• the author's attitude towards the subject/topic

This quote is an example of what type of figurative language?

QUOTE: On the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones.

• simile
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• personification

This quote is an example of what type of figurative language?

• a comparison, specifically, a simile

• personification

• a comparison, specifically, a metaphor

• analogy

This quote is an example of what type of figurative language?

• metaphor
• imagery

• analogy

• hyperbole

How does the author’s use of imagery in the sentences help to communicate an idea?

•   It provides a vivid description highlighting the dog's age.

•   It provides an objective description of the author’s opinion of the dog.

• It provides general information about the dog and his personality.

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  It provides specific details that help the reader identify conflict between characters.

What is mood?

• a comparison between two distinctly different things indicated by the word "like" or "as"

• the emotion(s) expressed by an author or artist in the word choice, punctuation, structure, and/or perspective of their work; it’s the emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader. 

• • an author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing about.

• a vivid description

Which word best describes the mood of the passage?

• tense

• disgusted

• enthusiastic

• peaceful

Which TWO details from the passage best support your answer to the previous question?

• The reeds jerked slightly in the current.

• A water snake slipped along on the pool, its head held up like a little periscope.

• The sycamore limbs rustled under a little wind that died immediately

• Far off toward the highway a man shouted something, and another man shouted back.

What is tone?

• • Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation

•  language that creates vivid word pictures that engage our senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell

• the way a reader feels as they are reading the text

• an author’s attitude toward the subject they are writing about.

What is the difference between mood and tone?

• mood is based on descriptive writing techniques. whereas tone is not.

• There is no difference; they are synonyms.

• mood is about the author; tone is about the reader

• mood is about the reader; tone is about the author