Survey of Literature - 2nd Semester Final Exam Study Guide
“A&P” by John Updike
Important Zeitoun Excerpts (After page 122):
p. 139 (“Unable to sleep[…]”) to 162 (“He climbed[…]”)
- General Plot, Theme, Motif, and Symbolism
“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor
- General Plot, Theme, Motif, and Symbolism
“Elena” by Pat Mora
p. 200 (“September 19”) to end of 202
p. 212(“Todd was arguing[…]”) to end of 224
p. 256 (“When he heard[…]”) to 263 (“[…]imprisoned.”)
p. 265 (“September 18”) to 267 (“[…]messenger.”)
- End-Stopped Line
p. 269 (“September 19”) to 276 (“’[…]in jail, too.’”)
- Speaker, Theme, and Symbolism
p. 278 (“September 26”) to end of 283
“First Hour” by Sharon Olds
p. 285 (“They decided[…]”) to end of 290
- Speaker, Theme, and Symbolism
p. 293 to 298 (“[…] weeks, for him.”)
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- Vocabulary:
- idolatry, rancor, chide, profane, enmity
- Allusion
- individual vs. society
- Alliteration
- aside
- Personification
- dramatic irony
- Hyperbole
- light vs. dark imagery
- Metaphor
- soliloquy
- foreshadow
Zeitoun by David Eggers
- Vocabulary:
feigned
ubiquitous
contraflow
nepotism
succumb
presumption
renounce
fusillade
“Nelson Mandela’s Speech Upon His Release from Prison” by Nelson Mandela
- Speaker, Theme, Symbolism
- Tone
“Internet Baby” by Xiaolu Guo
- General Plot, Theme, Motif, and Symbolism
“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale
- Speaker, Theme, and Symbolism
“A Poem by a Yellow Woman” by Sook Ryu
- Speaker, Theme, and Symbolism
Grammar
- Colons
- Semi-Colons
- Commas: compound sentences, appositives, equal adjectives, and other various uses
- Punctuation
- Parenthesis
- Possession
concede
dabble
levee
infraction