Literature & Composition I

FINAL EXAM – 1ST SEMESTER - REVIEW

  1. Literary Terms
  • suspense, theme, foreshadowing, epic, setting, allusion, dramatic irony, archetype, dynamic character, situational irony, first-person, alliteration, static character, Homeric simile, verbal irony, Homeric epithet, third-person limited, onomatopoeia, personification, simile, imagery, Invocation, climax, metaphor, flashback, in medias res
  1. Epic Conventions
  2. conventions listed in Odyssey packet (Intro Notes: Epic Poem)
  3. convention used in an example, you correctly identify it

(example: Death sat on her like an untimely frost – personification)

  1. The Odyssey
  • packet notes – The Odyssey, Epic Poem, The Trojan War, literary elements in packet
  • worksheets and powerpoint notes from class
  1. Character identification – do you know who these characters are and what their role is in The Odyssey?

Odysseus, Polyphemus, Menelaus, Penelope, Muse, Helen, King Alcinous, Paris, Zeus, Poseidon, Aeolus, Eumaeus, Circe, Tiresias, Sirens, Charybdis, Helios, Calypso, Athena, Scylla, Telemachus, Antinous, Eurymachus, Anticlea, Hermes, Philoetius, Elpenor, Eurylochus, Laertes, Cicones, Cyclopes, Lotus Eaters, Laestrygones, Argos, Eurynome, and Eurycleia

  1. Events in the Odyssey
  • Odysseus’ travels from Troy to Ithaca
  • Odysseus’ experiences in Ithaca after his 20 year absence
  1. Short stories: Refer to your handouts, notes, study guides, and questions at the end of the stories. The following stories will be covered on the test:
  • “The Most Dangerous Game”: Know – plot, plot chart, characters + their characterization, internal/external conflicts, irony of beginning conversation between Rainsford/Whitney, foreshadowing, suspense, title meanings, and theme
  • “The Cask of Amontillado”: Know – plot, characters + their characterization, types of characters, point of view + why, types of narrators, verbal irony, dramatic irony, reverse psychology
  • “The Lady or the Tiger?”:Know – plot, characters + characterization, reasons for the unusual ending, internal/external conflicts, verbal irony, indirect characterization (review STEALS mnemonic device)
  • “Seabiscuit”: plot, characters, suspense techniques, historical context

Format

Literary Terms – match the word to its definition

The Odyssey – multiple choice / identifying epic conventions, characters and events in the poem

The Odyssey – matching characters to their descriptions

The Odyssey – true and false questions, which are mainly about events

The Odyssey – you will be asked to read passages from The Odyssey you have not seen before and answer the questions –example: after reading a passage, can you identify the epic simile or an epithet etc?

Short Stories – multiple choice/true false