Final Exam Study Guide. Allusion : A brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature. EX- Scout’s reference to Adolf Hitler in TKM Aside : A character is not alone on stage, yet makes comments meant only for the audience to hear. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Final Exam Study Guide Allusion: A brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature. EX- Scout’s reference to Adolf Hitler in TKM Aside: A character is not alone on stage, yet makes comments meant only for the audience to hear. EX- Macbeth admits that Malcolm is an obstacle in his way to become king. Attention Grabber: An opening statement that grabs the reader’s attention and makes the reader want to continue reading your essay EX- There are five different types of attention grabbers: question, anecdote, imagine, fact, quote. Autobiography: Form of non-fiction in which a person tells his or her own story. EX- Night is an autobiographical work written by
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Final Exam Study GuideAllusion:
A brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature.
EX- Scout’s reference to Adolf Hitler in TKMAside:
A character is not alone on stage, yet makes comments meant only for the audience to hear.EX- Macbeth admits that Malcolm is an obstacle in his way to become king.
Attention Grabber:An opening statement that grabs the reader’s attention and makes the reader want to continue reading your essayEX- There are five different types of attention grabbers: question, anecdote, imagine, fact, quote.
Autobiography: Form of non-fiction in which a person tells his or her own story.EX- Night is an autobiographical work written by Wiesel.
Final Exam Study GuideCharacterization:
Act of creating and developing a characterIndirect and direct.
Climax: High point of interest or suspense.EX- When the kids are attacked in TKM
Clincher statement:Concluding sentence in a paragraph that connects
your paragraph back to your thesis statement.EX- As evident, Atticus demonstrates incredible
parenting skills, which is why he will always be remembered that way.
Closing argument:Powerful words spoken in a last attempt to
persuade the jury. EX- Atticus’ closing words at the trial.Comic relief:
A humorous scene or incident that alleviates tension in an otherwise serious work.
EX- The scene with the drunk Porter in Macbeth after King Duncan is killed
Final Exam Study GuideConflict (two types):
Struggle within the plot– man in conflict with self (internal)– man in conflict with man (external)– man in conflict with natureEX-- Atticus strives to do what is right even though he
is sacrificing the safety of his children- Jews in conflict with the Nazis
Direct Characterization: Author directly states a character’s personality
traitsEX- Atticus treats people with respect
Exposition:Beginning of plot diagram - introduces setting,
characters, and conflict.EX- Scout and Jem are introduced in Maycomb
County and Scout has broken his armFigurative Language: Words used in an imaginative, non-
literal sense. EX- Similes, metaphors, personification, etc.
Final Exam Study GuideFlashback:
Literary device that serves as an interruption in the action to show a scene that took place earlier
EX- TKM is a flashback – story of how Jem breaks his arm
Foil:A character whose behavior and values contrast
with those of another character in order to highlight the distinctive temperament of that character
EX- Macbeth and Banquo, Atticus and Mr. EwellForeshadow:
Suggestion of events to comeEX- Macbeth’s visions of daggers
Hyperbole:An exaggerationEX- I love you to death
Imagery:Words used to create vivid images, appeal to the
five sensesEX- The room smelled like fresh apple pie
Final Exam Study GuideIndirect characterization:
Readers infer personality traits based on comments and actions of the character and comments and actions of other characters
EX- People in Sighet turned to Elie Weisel’s father for guidance while in the ghetto. This means he must have been a wise and respected man.
Metaphor: Comparisons between two unlike things that do not
use the words like or asEX- School is heaven
MLA citation: Modern Language Association style of citing
sourcesEX- (Lee 113)
Mood: Atmosphere or the feeling created in the reader by
a literary work.EX- A creepy and eerie mood is established in Act 1.
Scene 1 of Macbeth
Final Exam Study GuideOxymoron:
A combination of two contradictory ideasEX- Jumbo shrimp
Personification: Speaking of an inanimate object as human.EX- The test stared at me
Plot:Sequence of events in a literary workEX- Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, dénouement
Final Exam Study GuidePoint of view (three different types):
Perspective or vantage point from which a story is told
–First-person: narrator is a character in the story and
refers to himself or herself with the first-person pronoun I.
The story is told through the perspective of the narrator.
–Third-person omniscient:narrator knows all and tells what each
character feels and thinks
–Third-person limited: narrator relates the inner thoughts and
feelings of only one character, and everything is viewed from this character’s perspective
Final Exam Study GuideSetting:
Time and placeEX- Night – Poland and Hungary, 1939-1945
Short story:Brief work of fiction meant to entertain or instruct
the listenerEX- “Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver
Soliloquy:A character is along on stage and reveals his/her
true thoughts and feelingsEX- Macbeth reveals his conflicted feelings about
murdering Duncan Symbol:
Something that stands for something elseEX- Mockingbird stands for innocence
Theme: Central message or insight into life revealed in a
literary workEX- Night teaches us about the strength of the
human spirit and of family bonds
Final Exam Study GuideTone:
Writer’s attitude toward his or her subject, characters or audience
EX- The tone of Atticus’ closing argument is both serious and passionate
Topic sentence:First sentence of a paragraph that clearly state the
main point of your paragraphEX- First of all, Atticus will be remembered as an
excellent father. Tragic hero:
Character in a work of fiction who exhibits a tragic flaw which eventually leads to his or her downfall
EX- One could argue that Macbeth is a tragic hero who is brought down by his own ambition
Understatement:Expressing an idea with less emphasis; opposite of
the hyperbole.EX- Having my car stolen is a minor inconvenience
Final Exam Study GuideKitty Genovese:
28 year-old young woman who was brutally murdered in NYC while 38 people witnessed her murder and did nothing; sparked national attention
Harper Lee:Harper Lee is the female author of TKM and published her
book in 1960. Her childhood parallels the life of Scout in many ways. At first, her novel received mixed reviews and eventually earned her the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Despite the national attention, Lee lived a private life. Her novel is now considered a masterpiece of American literature.
Paul Rusesabagina:A hotel manager who housed over one thousand Tutsis
refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda and is the subject of the movie Hotel Rwanda. The movie focuses on the Rwanda genocide in 1994.
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616):Considered to be one of the greatest playwrights to ever live;
Peace Prize winner whose stories help teach the world about injustice and apathy.
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Vocab:
There will be a vocab section with 20 words that will ask you to tell me what the part of speech is and the definition. Along with the vocab, there will be a section that asks you to use up to 10 vocab words in a sentence.
