English I - Fall Final Study Guide
1. Use these Vocabulary words correctly in a sentence:
- Palpable
- Articulate
- Naïve
- Instigate
- Depreciate
- Pungent
- Explicit
- Barren
- Endeavor
- Demure
- Ponder
- Pallor
- Diverge
- Bafflement
2. What does SECIC stand for?
3. Define these Poetry terms:
- Metaphor
- Paradox
- Rhyme
- Alliteration
- Figurative Language
- Poetry
- Simile
- Denotation
- Repetition
- Meter
4. Is conflict necessary? Explain using examples from one of the texts we have read.
5. What connections can be made between the short stories and the poems we have studied?
6. Define these terms:
- Character
- Setting
- Theme
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Foreshadowing
- Symbolism
- Exposition
- Rising action
- Climax
- Falling Action
- Resolution/Denouement
7. “The Most Dangerous Game”
- Rainsford
- Whitney
- Ivan
- Zaroff
- What emotion are animals capable of feeling?
- Rainsford says there are two types of people in the world: ______and ______
- Who are Zaroff’s victims?
- Where are Ivan and Zaroff from?
- What is the double meaning of the word “game?”
- Cossacks are known for being what type of people?
- What trait does Rainsford have that other animals lack?
- Who wins in the end?
8. “The Cask of Amontillado”
- Montresor
- Fortunato
- Luchesi
- Why does Montresor need to punish Fortunato?
- What is Fortunato’s costume?
- What is Montresor’s family motto?
- Where does Montresor take Fortunato?
- What is Amontillado?
- What happens to Fortunato and Montresor?
- Which conflict in the story had the most impact on the characters? Why?
- Why does Montresor keep giving Fortunato chances to escape?
9. Poetry
- How does the mood of “Harlem” change from the beginning to the end?
- What types of figurative language are used in “Harlem”
- What does “The Bells” describe?
- Which sound devices are used in “The Bells?”
- How is “Harlem” a warning to people of all races?
- How is “The Bells” a metaphor for life and aging?
10. Oral Tradition
- What are the 4 types of literature that come from the Oral Tradition?
- What type of THEME is found in literature that comes from the Oral Tradition?
- What is a literary element that is found in literature from all times and cultures?
- What are the three parts of The Hero’s Quest?
- Which culture believed the same Greek gods but gave them different names?
- What type of literature from the Oral Tradition is “Perseus?”
- Who are these people?
- Perseus
- Hermes and Athena
- Fates
- Nymphs
- Acrisius
- Polydectes
- Gorgons
- Danae
- Andromeda
- Sea Monster