MIDTERM REVIEW
2013-2014
LITERARY TERMS/TECHNIQUES/DEVICES:
Setting
Characterization (direct vs. indirect)
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Pun
Aside
Irony (dramatic, situational)
Apostrophe
Satire
Rhyme/rhyme scheme
Sonnet (couplet)
Comic relief
Foil
Theme
Round/flat character
Satire
Folktale (fable, legend)
Conflict (internal vs. external)
Imagery
Simile
Oxymoron
Soliloquy
Proverb
Moral
Protagonist/Antagonist
Allusion/Biblical allusion
Monologue
Bawdy character
Foreshadowing
Literary Genre
Tragic Hero
Static/dynamic character
Elements of a drama: stage directions
For all selections we’ve read this semester, you should know: plot structure, all
characters, relevant literary terms, theme(s), setting, literary genre (ex. myth or
folktale? short story or play?). You should be able to correctly apply the literary
terms to each selection. In order to do this, you may want to reread the
shorter/older selections entirely.
ANCIENT GREECE
ANTIGONE
Basic plot/author:
Characters:
Know how to apply literary terms to the plot
THE RENAISSANCE
Shakespeare- Romeo & Juliet
Know how to apply literary terms to the play
Plot
Characters
Sonnet form
Themes
THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Voltaire – Candide
Basic plot/purpose
Voltaire vs. Leibnitz
Voltaire’s belief on religion, government, justice system, free will, view of world, equality
Use of satire, techniques
IMPERIALSIM IN AFRICA
Achebe- Things Fall Apart
Plot (elements)
Characters
Rituals/Role of rituals
Themes
Author’s goals
WRITING
Overall organization/structure of paragraphs and essays
MLA Format
Grabber
Thesis statements
Topic sentences
Clincher
Integrating quotes
Citing quotes
Transitional words/phrases: purpose & examples
GRAMMAR
Parts of Speech
6 Comma rules
Apostrophes
Passive vs. Active Voice