English 11 Spring Final Study Guide
Literary Terms
Style
Purpose
Narrative
Point of View
Naturalism
Irony
Dialect/colloquial
language
Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Conflict
Characterization
Tone
Theme
Literary Illusion
Persuasion
Exposition
Foreshadowing
Parallelism
Symbolism
Fragment
Infinitives
Gerunds
Subject/verb agreement
Punctuation and
Capitalization
Grammar
Prepositional phrases
Independent clause
Parallel structure
Run on sentence
Novels
Themes
Basic novel elements
Plot/setting/ etc.
Internal/External Conflicts
Flat (static) or Round (dynamic) Characters
Symbols
Coming of Age/Loss of Innocence
Literary Genres & Techniques of Persuasion, Types of Essays & other Writing
Narrative Essay
Prose
Reflective Essay
Free Verse Poetry
Persuasive Essay
Induction, Deduction,
Cause/Effect Essay Parallelism, Allusion
Memoir
Logical Appeal
Autobiography
Emotional Appeal
Biography
Farce
Letters
Comedy
Rhetoric/Rhetorical Questions
General Reading Skills:
Making Generalizations
Predictions
Author’s Purpose
Author’s Perspective/Point of View
Context Clues to meaning
Making Inferences
Facts vs. Opinion
Writing:
*Essay format for Juniors:
Intro Paragraph with Attention Getter/Grabber and strong Thesis Statement
3 body paragraphs of 8 or 11 sentences including topic sentence with transitions, 2-3 concrete
details and 2-3 commentaries, and a conclusion sentence
Conclusion paragraph answering question, “why is what I just wrote important?”, challenge to
reader (persuasive), summary, further commentary wrap-up to give a finished feeling to essay.
MLA Format for Research and using sources in writing
MLA Heading for Essays
*Better Answers – Hamburger format
-General Topic Sentence with gist to answer question
-2-3 sentences of support with transitions
-Concluding statement