English 9-Final Exam Study Guide D. Watts
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Dec. 2009
This Exam will be CUMULATIVE – which means anything/everything we’ve done since the first week of school is
“Fair Game” and may appear on the exam. This guide is meant to assist you in studying and preparing, but should
not be taken as an EXACT list of things that will be on the exam!
You should study in small “chunks” from now until the exam date – about 10-20 minutes per day. Longer “chunks” of time
are advisable in the days just prior to the exam. If you prepare adequately, this exam will be very manageable for you. If
you try to “cram” at the last minute, you will likely be overwhelmed, panicky, and may not do very well.
Reading over notes IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE STUDY TACTIC for the vast majority of people. You need to take
study notes- plain and simple. If you choose not to, you are choosing to not do very well on the exam, and choosing to
live with that consequence.
12 Olympian Gods/other major gods of importance – Names, basic info.
Greek/Latin Roots – Meanings/examples of commonly used ones
Patterns in Myth:
1. Hubris
2. The Hero’s Journey
3. Crime and Punishment
4. Fate, Destiny, and Prophecy
5. Guest/Host Relationship
6. Showing proper respect to the gods
7. Respect for the Dead
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Literary Terms for The Odyssey:
alliteration
allusion
epithet.
extended metaphor
hubris
imagery
root
simile
connotation
figurative language
literal
symbol
denotation
Homeric simile
metaphor
theme
epic
“epic simile”
myth
Short Stories: List the TITLES of the stories we studied in this unit and the AUTHORS’ NAMES. Remember, short story
titles have quotation marks around them. Capitalize correctly.
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Literary Terms Short Stories:
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Categories of Conflict
Narrator
Indirect Characterization
Setting
Dynamic Character
Round Character
Irony (All types)
Falling Action
Resolution
Dénouement
Climax
Falling Action
Antagonist
Foil
Metaphor
Symbols
Imagery
Flashback
Mood
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Point of View – all types
Direct Characterization
Title – significance
Flat Character
Foil
Exposition
Resolution/Dénouement
Characterization
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Plot
Character
Static Character
Theme
Minor Character
Rising Action
Protagonist
Simile
Personification
Tone
Your Exam is on _____________________________in room 305. Attendance is MANDATORY. Everyone must write the
exam. If you are seriously ill on the day of the exam, you need: a) a doctor’s note verifying your illness b) to make
arrangements with me to write the exam on the “Make Up” Day – Thurs. Dec 17th
Any IS or ESL students who need to write the exam in an alternate location must make arrangements with Ms. Watts and the
support teacher WELL IN ADVANCE (before exam week).