Final Exam Study Guide English 334

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1 Final Exam Study Guide English 334

2 Literature Terms Protagonist- The central character in a literary work, around whom the main conflict revolves. Antagonist- A person or force that opposes the protagonist, or central character, in a story or drama. Archetype- A character type, descripfve detail, image, or story pagern that recurs frequently in the literature of a culture. (like a super hero or the maiden in distress)

3 Literature Terms NarraFve- WriFng or speech that tells a story Allusion- A reference to a well- known character, place, or situafon from history, art, music or another work of literature (Family Guy) Theme- The central message of a work of literature, omen expressed as a general statement about life.

4 Literature Terms ConnotaFon- The suggested or implied meanings associated with a word beyond its dicfonary definifon. Bias- An inclinafon toward a certain opinion or posifon on a topic. Imagery- The word pictures that writers create to evoke an emofonal response. DicFon- A writer s choice of words

5 Literary Terms Voice- The disfncfve use of language that conveys the author s or narrator s personality to the reader. Tone- An author s axtude toward his or her subject mager or the audience. QuesFoning- Asking yourself what are the character s mofves. Summarizing- Taking what you have read and condensing it

6 Literary Terms Main Idea- The most important thing that the writer wants you to know. Inference- Figuring out what is going on without actually being told. Reading between the lines Author s purpose- An author s intent in wrifng a literary work. Persuasion- WriFng, usually nonficfon, that agempts to move readers to a parfcular viewpoint.

7 Literature Terms NarraFve Poem (poetry)- A verse that tells a story AlliteraFon- The repeffon of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words (tongue twisters) Assonance- The repeffon of the same or similar vowel sounds Internal Rhyme- Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry

8 Literary Terms Sequence- The logical order of ideas or events Refrain- A line or lines repeated regularly Autobiography- The story of a person s life wrigen by that person Journal- A daily record of events kept by a parfcipant in those events or a witness to them Fact/opinion- The difference between what is real and what a person thinks American RomanFcism/Transcendentalism- An movement that valued imaginafon and feeling over intellect and reason

9 Of Plymouth Planta.on Why did the Pilgrims segle in Cape Cod? It was a safe harbor When did the Pilgrims face their greatest difficulty? First winter in the new land Who does Bradford give the most credit for saving the Pilgrims during the starving Fme? Squanto

10 Life of Olaudah Equiano What does Equiano first assume the white slave traders are when he first sees them? Evil Spirits What is the main cause of sickness Equiano feels the first Fme he s forced to go below deck? The smell What concept is Equiano the most unfamiliar with? Slavery

11 The Crucible Act 1 What does Rev. Parris conclude when he sees his daughter and the other girls dancing in the forest? They are engaging in witchcram Why is Rev. Parris concerned with the villagers response to the rumor that his daughter has come under a spell? He knew it would cost him his ministry and his daughter her life

12 The Crucible Act 1 Why does Rev. Parris send for Rev. John Hale? Hale is an authority on witchcram. Why was Abigail fired from the Proctor house? Elizabeth Proctor suspected the relafonship between her husband and Abigail.

13 The Crucible Act 2 Why does Elizabeth want Proctor to go to Salem? To find out about the trial proceedings What is the real reason Proctor avoids going to Salem? He fears Abigail will reveal their affair

14 The Crucible Act 3 What does Dep. Gov. Danforth represent or symbolize in court? All- powerful authority Why does Proctor reject the compromise that would grant his wife freedom for one year? He realizes he must stand up for his friends and their accused wives. Why is Mary Warren s accusafon against Proctor considered the climax of the play? It creates the point of the greatest emofonal intensity

15 The Crucible Act 4 Why does Proctor retract his confession? It also condemns his friends as witches. Why won t Elizabeth plead with her husband in the final scene? She doesn t want to take away her husband s chance for salvafon.

16 The DeclaraFon of Independence What is the purpose of The DeclaraFon of Independence as stated in the beginning? Explain the colonists acfons to the world According to Jefferson, what is the source of the government s power? Its cifzens According the to the DeclaraFon, what is the main purpose of government? Protect its cifzens rights According to the DeclaraFon, what was the main purpose of the king s recent acfons? To establish his total authority over the colonies

17 Nature In Nature, what element of nature does Emerson find parfcularly effecfve in inspiring deep respect and a sense of solitude? The stars What does Emerson say would happen if stars appeared only one night in a thousand years? Men would believe and adore

18 Nature According to Emerson, when does nature appear sad? When viewed by a sad person Emerson said that humans can own land, but what can none own? landscape

19 Civil Disobedience What did Thoreau believe was the most immediate need of the government? Improve the government When does Thoreau think the government is the most helpful? When the government does the least What did Thoreau leave the jail with? His village and its inhabitants

20 The Raven At first, where does the speaker assume that the raven come from? The underworld Who/What does the speaker long for the most? The lost Lenore What was the raven s main purpose in this poem? Keep watch over the speaker

21 About the exam It will be scan- tron. Please bring a pencil. You will have two hours for the exam. Please take your Fme and work diligently (don t just come in to draw me a pregy design).

22 About the exam Obviously, I m not going to give you all of the answers. The study guide contains the majority of the answers. Be prepared to answer some quesfons you didn t see on the study guide.

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