Name ______

Per. ______

British Literature – 4th Quarter Notes

This packet should be brought to class daily and filled in as terms etc are discussed. Packet will be due day of quarter exam.

Selections covered during 4th quarter are listed below – please write a 1-2 sentence summary for each as we read.

“Shooting an Elephant” ______

“Sailing to Byzantium”

“HollowMan”______

“The Fiddle” & “The Follower” ______

“No Witchcraft For Sale” ______

“Araby” ______

“The Rocking Horse Winner” &

“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” ______

“The Train from Rhodesia” ______

Literary terms for this quarter are listed below. Be sure to fill out definitions as they are discussed, and whenever possible add an example for clarification.

1 Verbal Irony- ______

Example ______

2. Irony of a Situation – ______Example ______

3. Tone - ______

Example ______

4. Symbolism - ______

Example ______

5. Setting - ______

Example ______

6. Atmosphere - ______

Example ______

7. Cultural Conflict- ______

Example ______

8. Point of View– ______

Example - ______

9. First person P.O.V.- ______

Example ______

10. Limited 3rd person P.O.V.- ______

Example - ______

11. Omniscient 3rd person P.O.V.- ______

Example - ______

12. Cultural differences- ______

Example - ______

13. Plot devices- ______
Example - ______

14. Story within a story- ______

Example - ______

15. Epiphany - ______

Example - ______

16. Theme - ______

Example - ______

17. Conflict - ______
Example - ______

Vocabulary of Quarter is listed below. Be sure to define as terms are learned/discussed. In addition, create an original sentence for each word.

1.  prostrate______

  1. ______

2.  imperialism______

  1. ______

3.  despotic______

  1. ______

4.  squalid______

  1. ______

5.  dominion______

  1. ______

6.  senility______

  1. ______

7.  clamorous______

  1. ______

8.  conquest______

  1. ______

9.  anarchy______

  1. ______

10.  conviction______

  1. ______

11.  paltry______

  1. ______

12.  artifice______

  1. ______

13.  persistent______

  1. ______

14.  obliterate______

  1. ______

15.  sublimity______

  1. ______

16.  harried______

  1. ______

17.  reverently______

  1. ______

18.  defiantly______

  1. ______

19.  efficacy______

  1. ______

20.  incredulously______

  1. ______

21.  skeptical______

  1. ______

22.  portals______

  1. ______

23.  propitiate______

  1. ______

24.  conflagration______

  1. ______

25.  august______

  1. ______

26.  imperturbable______

  1. ______

27.  litanies______

  1. ______

28.  garrulous______

  1. ______

29.  derided______

  1. ______

30.  discreet______

  1. ______

31.  brazening______

  1. ______

32.  careered______

  1. ______

33.  obstinately______

  1. ______

34.  uncanny______

  1. ______

35.  remonstrated______

  1. ______

36.  apprehensive______

  1. ______

37.  embarked______

  1. ______

38.  intrinsically______

  1. ______

39.  impressionistic______

  1. ______

40.  elongated______

  1. ______

41.  segmented______

  1. ______

42.  splaying______

  1. ______

43.  atrophy______

  1. ______

Grammatical terms for the quarter are listed below. A definition and example are needed.

1. Participial Phrases: Restrictive & Nonrestrictive ______

Example - ______

2. Noun Clauses ______

Example -______

3. Vary Sentence Beginnings ______

Example - ______

4. Like and As ______

Example - ______

5. Adverb Clauses ______

Example - ______

6. Subjunctive Mood ______

Example - ______

7. Nominative Absolutes ______

Example - ______