Spring Semester Exam Study Guide

Literary Terms

1. What is a monologue?

2. What is an aside?

3. What is a soliloquy?

4. List and define the three different types of irony.

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5. What is a pun?

6. List 5 different types of conflict

Man vs. __________________ Man vs. ____________________ Man vs. __________________

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7. List and define the three different types of Point of View.

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8. What is a symbol?

9. What makes a character flat/static? List some examples of these types of characters.

10. What makes a character round/dynamic? Give examples.

11. What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

Literature

Romeo and Juliet

12. What event does the Prologue foreshadow?

13. Why is Romeo and Juliet labeled a tragedy?

14. What two families are fighting in the play and why are they fighting?

15. What is the main type of conflict in the play?

16. Romeo’s “Untimely Death” speech at the end of Act I, Scene IV is an example of what literary term?

17. Almost the entire play is written in what type of meter?

18. List two examples of dramatic irony from the story?

19. What is the name of the theater that Shakespeare’s plays were performed?

To Kill A Mockingbird

20. Who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird?

21. A reoccurring symbol in the story is the mockingbird. What does the mockingbird symbolize?

22. Throughout the novel, Jem and Scout are afraid of Boo Radley. In chapter 28 Boo Radley comes to the rescue and saves their lives from an attacker. This is an example of what type of irony? Explain your answer.

23. TKAM is packed with references to historical figures, other works of art, geographic locations, and even culture. What are these references called?

24. Scout and Jem mature quite a lot during the story. This makes them what type of characters?

25. On the other hand, Bob Ewell does not change. He is a jerk in the beginning and he dies a jerk. This makes him what type of character?

26. What was one of the underlining themes of TKAM?

Commonly Confused Words

List the differences between the following word pairs

27. Effect/Affect

28. Principal/Principle

29. Capital/Capitol

30. Compliment/Complement

31. Except/Accept

32. Council/Counsel

33. There/They’re/Their

34. Its/It’s

35. Too/To

36. Lead/Led

37. Stationary/Stationery

Research

38. What is plagiarism? Why will you get in trouble for it?

39. List three different things that can be considered plagiarism:

40. Explain what a thesis statement is.

41. Where is the thesis located?

42. What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?

Vocabulary

Make sure you know the definitions for each of the following vocabulary words.

43. Incessant—

44. Infamous—

45. Inverse—

46. Jovial—

47. Medley—

48. Nominal—

49. Nonchalant—

50. Ominous—

51. Ostracize—

52. Perennial—

53. Pessimistic—

54. Plaintiff—

55. Precedent—

56. Quorum—

57. Recession—

Poetry

Define each of the following terms and be able to give an example of each:

58. blank verse

59. personification

60. free verse

61. assonance

62. alliteration

63. onomatopoeia

64. hyperbole

65. meter

66. iambic pentameter

Propaganda

Directions: Define and give examples of the 8 different types of propaganda

67. Name-Calling—

68. Plain Folks—

69. Loaded Words—

70. Bandwagon—

71. Testimonial—

72. Snob Appeal—

73. Misuse of Statistics—

74. Transfer—