Lit Terms Of Mice and men

Foreshadow literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that will come later in the story. The death of an animal often foreshadows the death of someone else in a story. The death of Candy’s dog foreshadows what?

 Allusion a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature The title comes from the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns "To a Mouse" reading

Theme a common thread or repeated idea incorporated throughout a literary work. a thought or idea that may be deep, difficult to understand, or even moralistic. Generally has to be extracted as the reader explores the passages of a work. Themes from the story include: Loneliness, Dreams, and Friendship

Allegory a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor The Ranch is meant to be a representation of the society of the 1930’s

Imagery involves one or more of your five senses (hearing, taste, touch, smell, sight) uses a word or phrase to stimulate your memory of those senses. The opening scene of the novella uses sensory imagery to make the setting realistic.

Idiom an expression consisting of a combination of words that has a figurative meaning “Live off the fatta the lan’.” “Bustin a gut” “Get the can” “Take the rap” “Make it stick”

Metaphor Comparison between to different things with no word of comparison uses (like; as). The one thing (Lennie’s hand) figuratively becomes the other (a big paw) An example from the story (that also qualifies as animal imagery) is “Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water.”

Internal Conflict an natural incompatibility between the two or more characters or forces With "man against self" conflict, the struggle is internal.

Internal conflict Candy is troubled by a decision he makes in the book and he later feels that he made the wrong decision. George struggles between wanting to help Lennie and wanting a life all his own.

Personification The author gives human characteristics to inanimate objects. An example from the story: “Then gradually time awakened again and moved sluggishly on.”

Direct Characterization When the author describes Candy’s wife by saying she had “full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes”, he uses direct characterization

Indirect Characterization Even though the author never says it, you can tell that George is a determined man by the choices he makes.