Friday, June 4, 2010

11th Grade Final Exam Review

Literary Terms: You must be able to identify and define the follwing terms. 50 pts.

  1. Gothic
  2. Grotesque
  3. Irony
  4. Dramatic Irony
  5. Situational Irony
  6. Verbal Irony
  7. Epic
  8. Epic Hero
  9. Epic Conflict
  10. Epic Simile
  11. Heroic Quest
  12. Invocation
  13. Divine Intervention
  14. In medias ras
  15. Plot
  16. Exposition
  17. Rising Action
  18. Climax
  19. Falling Action
  20. Resolution
  21. Theme
  22. Conflict
  23. Setting
  24. Antagonist
  25. Protagonist
  26. Point-of-view
  27. 3rd Person Omniscient P-o-V
  28. 3rd Person Limited P-o-V
  29. 1st Person P-o-V
  30. Dialect
  31. Antithesis
  32. Setting
  33. Theme
  34. Dynamic character
  35. Static character
  36. Symbol
  37. Motif
  38. Flashback
  39. Narrative Poem
  40. Bildungsroman
  41. Foil
  42. Hubris
  43. Archetype
  44. Allusion
  45. Internal Rhyme
  46. Denouement
  47. Naturalism
  48. Thesis
  49. Topic Statement
  50. Supporting Details

Essays: You must write a five paragraph essay on one of the following questions. 50 pts

I.
How is this novel an epic? Identify specific epic elements, the goal of the epic hero, epic characters, epic conflict, examples of invocation, in medias ras and divine intervention.

II.

Define and explain Gothic and Grotesque. Use two stories read in class to explain how Gothic and Grotesque are used to create a mood of terror, suspense and mystery in readers.

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