Steinbeck - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

J.D. Salinger - American writer The Catcher in the Rye Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the Wind Homer - Iliad Odyssey John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men The Grapes of Wrath J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice Emma Sense and Sensibility English Novelist Romantic Fiction Mary Shelley - English novelist Gothic novel - Frankenstein Jonathon Swift - Gulliver's Travels Upton Sinclair - The Jungle Jack London - The Call of the Wild Agatha Chr...

Of Mice and Men study guide Questions and Answers Rated A+ Chapter One 1. Reread the first paragraph of the novel. How does the passage function? What purpose does Steinbeck fulfill by beginning the novel in this way? The novel begins with a rich description of the setting. Steinbeck uses descriptive language to indicate that the area is a place of rest. The specific colors, foliage, and animals that are mentioned create a respite, even for those boys and men from the ranches who beat a path to...

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CSET English Subtest 1 Latest Update Graded A Villanelle An intricate French poetic form with 19 lines divided into 5 3-lined stanzas (called tercets), and one final quatrain. It has only 2 rhyming sounds, so it is difficult to write one in English. Petrarchan sonnet Italian sonnet with the rhyme scheme of abba abba. It divides into 2 parts, the first part being an octet and the second being a sestet. Elizabethan or Shakespearean Sonnet Written in iambic pentameter and consisting of three quat...

The Pearl Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers John Steinbeck - Ans Author of The Pearl scorpion - Ans stings Coyotito; the first enemy of the family Song of the Family - Ans represents Kino's feelings of warmth and security Gulf of California - Ans the body of water that Kino uses to find pearls

The Pearl, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Graded A+ What is a parable and why do you suppose Steinbeck calls our attention to this in his preface? - -A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. Steinbeck wants us to know this because he wants us to each walk away from the story learning something. What do the names of the characters suggest about the setting for this story? - -The characters names sound Hispanic, so this most likely means that they ...

A-Level English Literature OCR essay. Corruption and greed often lie at the heart of American Literature considering The Grapes of Wrath and The Great Gatsby. Achieved 27/30 which would like be an A*/A. Includes context

The Pearl Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A. latest update. John Steinbeck - -the author of the pearl novella - -Italian for tale; shorter than a novel, but longer than a short story mexican folk tale - -steinbeck tries to pattern this story as a: folk tale - -an oral story that was passes down through generation ( fork= of the common people) parable - -a brief story that has a moral lesson fable - -unlike a parable, it has animal/unreal characters southwe...

3 © OCR 2023 H472/02 Jun23 Turn over Question Page American Literature 1880–1940 1 & 2 4–5 The Gothic 3 & 4 6–7 Dystopia 5 & 6 8–9 Women in Literature 7 & 8 10–11 The Immigrant Experience 9 & 10 12–13 4 © OCR 2023 H472/02 Jun23 Answer two questions from the topic you have chosen. American Literature 1880–1940 Answer Question 1. Then answer Question 2(a) or 2(b) or 2(c). You should spend about 1 hour and 15 minutes on each question. 1 Write a critical appreciation of...