Mrs. Lima’s Mid-Term Exam Review…
LITERARY ELEMENTS:
Review all handouts and PowerPoint’s we went over in class. You should be familiar with the following terms, as well as understand how they work together within a literary work:
· Setting
· Mood (Atmosphere)
· Tone
· Plot
o Linear Plot
§ Exposition
§ Rising Action
§ Climax
§ Falling Action
§ Resolution
o Circular Plot
· Time Shifts
o Flashforward
o Flashback
o Foreshadowing
· Conflict
o Internal Conflict
§ man v. self (emotional/psychological)
o External Conflict
§ man v. man
§ man v. nature
§ man v. fate/consequence
§ man v. society
· Suspense
· Characterization
o Direct Characterization
o Indirect Characterization
· Characters
o Antagonist
o Protagonist
o Round Character
o Flat Character
o Dynamic Character
o Static Character
o Stock Character
· Theme
· Symbolism
· Irony
o Situational Irony
o Verbal Irony
§ Sarcasm
§ Hyperbole/Overstatement
o Dramatic Irony
· Perspective
o 1st Person
§ Narrator
§ Unreliable Narrator
o 3rd Person
§ Limited
§ Omniscient
o Dialogue
· Symbolism
· Diction
· Voice
· Figurative Language
o Metaphors
o Similes
o Personification
o Imagery
SHORT STORIES
· Fiction
· What even is a short story?
Short Stories: You should be familiar with the general plot and characters of the following stories, as well as the use of other literary terms used within them.
Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”
focus on plot (time-shifts) and the different types of conflict
Guy Maupassant’s “The Necklace”
focus on theme, characterization and irony
James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis”
focus on symbolism, perspective, figurative language, setting (imagery) and tone
Doris Lessing, “The Tunnel”
OF MICE AND MEN
· Novella
· Steinbeck Author Information
· Setting
· General Plot:
o Circular Plot, Timeshifts, Parallels and Contrasts
· Conflicts:
· Characters
· Thematic Concepts:
o Loneliness
o Friendship
o Hopes and dreams (The American Dream) – Societal Structure
· Symbols- Mice, puppies, rabbits
· The Title’s Signficance
GRAMMAR:
· Who/Whomever
· Subject/Verb Agreement
· Quotation Usage
THE ODYSSEY
· Vocabulary (All 25 words)
· Epic Hero
· Epic Simile
· Epithets
· General Plot
· Characters/Quotes