The government has little to no involvement in the lives of the citizens.
Enjambment - the sentences do not finish with the end of the line.
Simile - "like a slackened drum"
Maybe even hyperbole, since it is an exaggeration.
They ate beans in the brush and Lennie wanted Ketchup on them. This causes George's outburst because Lennie is difficult for him to take care of.
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In the story 'packing for the journey' by Jerome k Jerome, when Harris and George starting packing the food hampers, George got butter stuck on his slippers as he trod over it. They got the butter off the slipper when they came to know about it. As they put the butter on the chair, Harris when sits on the chair get it stuck on his back. Therefore, they again start searching all over for the butter. At last, they find the butter behind Harris. In this story, the incident of butter creates a lot of humor.
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