To+a+Mouse+Assignment


 * Poem With Translation **

1. What **tone** or attitude does the speaker take towards the mouse? What is the **evidence** (some key words/lines) in the poem that led you to your answer? 2. Describe a few of the awful things that have happened to the mouse that the speaker describes. 3. Why is life now going to be difficult for the mouse? 4. The most famous stanza in this poem is stanza 7, where the speaker begins, “The best laid schemes of mice and men/ go often askew,/ And leaves us nothing but grief and pain,/ For promised joy!” **Paraphrase** what you think the speaker of the poem is saying. 5. Why does the speaker believe that the mouse is blessed compared with him (stanza 8)? What does this reveal about the **theme** or message of the poem? 6. Why do you think Steinbeck chose to title his novella //Of Mice and Men//? Specifically, what do you think the novella has in common with the poem?
 * Connection Questions ** : __Type or neatly write your answers on a **SEPARATE** sheet of paper. Make sure you **TAG** the question in your response.__