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Steinbeck extensively utilizes similes metaphors and personification in particular. In Of Mice and Men there are several similes including On the sands of the banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray stones or drank with long gulps snorting into the water like a horse The first simile compares the sands of the banks to little gray stones and the second simile compares the long gulps that Lennie drinks to a.
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Simile in of mice and men. In Of Mice and Men there are several similes including On the sands of the banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray stones or drank with long gulps snorting into the water like a horse The first simile compares the sands of the banks to little gray stones and the second simile compares the long gulps that Lennie drinks to a. A simile is a comparison using the words like or as. There are many examples in Of Mice and Men such as when the rabbits on the side of the bank are still enough to be likened to stones.
This simile is meant to emphasize that an important event is coming up through the way it takes something as simple as hay falling and makes it seems like a big occasion. Page 90 But youre a kinda nice fella. Jus like a big baby Here Steinbeck is blatantly pointing out the fact that Lennie has the mind of a child.
Visions And Similes In John Steinbecks Of Mice And Men Cram. In 1937 John Steinbeck wrote the novella Of Mice and Men in order to express his societal conscience about America in the 1930s. Of Mice and Men is about visions friendship and hope.
Lennie is like a ticking time bomb theres only a matter of time before he causes a big problem. Because George is so controlling of Lennie all of Lennies emotions and thoughts are just bottled up inside him and being mentally disabled he doesnt have any idea how to cope with it so when he gets upset confused or scared he just. Pg 9 Simile The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze pg 16 Personification Suddenly Lennie appeared out of the brush and he came as silently as a creeping bear moves pg 100 Simile and her body flopped like a fish pg 91 Simile Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror pg 63 Metaphor.
Blubberin like a baby -Page 9. -Lennie was whimpering and crying. He was sore as hell when you wasnt here to go out this morning -Page 18.
-Curley was mad when George and Lennie were not there in the morning to work right away. What metaphors and similes are used to describe Lennie and George in mice and men. Lennie is strong as a bull 22.
Scan Chapter 1 and look for examples of similes and metaphors. When you find one write down the page number either M for METAPHOR or S for SIMILE and finally. Georges hand remained outstretched imperiously.
Terrier who doesnt want to bring a ball to its master Lennie. Approached drew back approached again. An live off the fatta the lan and live off the fat of the land Personification.
The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze. Throughout the novella Of Mice of Men Steinbeck utilizes numerous similes to describe characters and various settings of the story. Of Mice and Mens main characters Lennie and George are as different as night and day.
That simile along with others taken directly from text is a technique John Steinbeck uses frequently and effectively in the story. The following comparisons using like or as are short in length but they easily paint a picture and draw the reader into the story right from the beginningOne simile from the first chapter begins. Of Mice and Men simile hyperbole and foreshadowing chapter 2 comic strip Simile Hes a good worker.
Strong as a bull pg. 11 Im a BULL. To be comforted in a time of distress or grief.
An example of a simile in this chapter is. The hay came down like a mountain slope to the other end of the barn. An example of a metaphor in this chapter is.
Her face was made up and all the little sausage curls were all in place. Why did curleys wife marry curley. Of Mice and Men Figurative Language.
Lennie is strong as a bull 22. The bus driver gave us a bum steer 21. The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze 16.
An live off the fat the lan d Lennie shouted 14. This crossword puzzle contains figurative language from OF MICE AND MEN. Every clue is an example of simile metaphor hyperbole or personification from the story.
A key word in each clue is left out so students must use their knowledge of the story and their critical thinking skills to fill in the blank. The type of figurative language is. Of Mice and Men.
A dragfooted sheepdog gray of muzzle and with pale blind old eyes 26 Candys dog is a far cry from his sheepherding days. Carlson says to Candy in regard to the dog. Got no teeth hes all stiff with rheumatism.
He aint no good to you Candy. An he aint no good to himself. Slowly like a terrier who doesnt want to bring a ball to its master Lennie approached drew back approached again pg 9 Simile.
At about ten oclock 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 Personification Simile. The metaphors in Of Mice and Men show us how unrelated things are in fact similar. We see how extended metaphors like the game of solitaire can be used to provide foreshadowing of unforeseen events.
Of Mice and Men. A dragfooted sheepdog gray of muzzle and with pale blind old eyes 26 Candys dog is a far cry from his sheepherding days. Carlson says to Candy in regard to the dog.
Got no teeth hes all stiff with rheumatism. He aint no good to you Candy. Of Mice and Men.
To further appreciate the story the reader should have a good understanding of the way the language is presented. Steinbeck extensively utilizes similes metaphors and personification in particular. Simile in Of Mice and Men.
Lennie is Strong as a bull. Conan - 2010 Of Mice and Men and Their Mutant Offspring Mice-Men 3-152 was released on.