English Mid-term

Question 0

Major Characters in “Of Mice and Men”

Answer 0

Lennie - (Big, strong man; mentally challenged)
George - (small, wiry, quick-witted man who travels with, and cares for, Lennie)
Curly -(The boss’s son, seeks to compensate for his small stature by picking fights with larger men)
Curly’s wife - (The only female character in the story, Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only mentioned in reference to her husband)
Candy - (aging ranch handyman, Candy lost his hand in an accident and worries about his future on the ranch)

Question 1

Author of “Of Mice and Men”

Answer 1

John Steinbeck

Question 2

Where did Steinbeck get the title of the book?

Answer 2

A quote from a poem “Best laid plans of mice and men go astray”

Question 3

Lessons from the book

Answer 3

Everything happens for a reason, to help you put things in perspective

Question 4

Idiom

Answer 4

Expression that means something different than the literal meanings of the individual words

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

The repetition of initial first consonant sounds in words

Question 6

Assonance

Answer 6

The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonance

Question 7

Consonance

Answer 7

the repetition of consonant sounds

Question 8

Repetition

Answer 8

repeating of words, a phrase, or an idea for emphasis or for rhythmic

Question 9

Rhyme scheme

Answer 9

pattern of end words

Question 10

End Rhyme

Answer 10

the rhyming of words that appear at the ends of lines of poetry

Question 11

rhyme

Answer 11

the similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words

Question 12

Internal poetry

Answer 12

a rhyme that occurs in the same line of poetry

Question 13

Stanza

Answer 13

a division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains

Question 14

Couplet

Answer 14

two line stanza

Question 15

Quatrain

Answer 15

four-line stanza

Question 16

Refrain

Answer 16

the repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals, especially at the end of each stanza

Question 17

Meter

Answer 17

the patterned repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Question 18

Simile

Answer 18

comparison using “like” or “as”

Question 19

Metaphor

Answer 19

comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”

Question 20

Onomatopoeia

Answer 20

the use of a word whose sound suggest its meaning

Question 21

Hyperbole

Answer 21

an exaggeration or overstatement….for effect

Question 22

Personification

Answer 22

the author speaks of or describes an animal, object or idea as if it were a person

Question 23

Imagery

Answer 23

the use of words to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind. Usually appeals to the 5 senses.

Question 24

Theme

Answer 24

a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.

Question 25

Static Character

Answer 25

Does not change

Question 26

Dynamic Character

Answer 26

is someone who undergoes an important, internal change because of the action in the plot

Question 27

Paradox

Answer 27

a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

Question 28

Dramatic irony

Answer 28

irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

Question 29

Situational irony

Answer 29

irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

Question 30

Verbal irony

Answer 30

irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

Question 31

iambic pentameter

Answer 31

5 iambs, 10 syllables

Question 32

Caesura

Answer 32

a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line