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English 9 Fall Semester Final Exam Study Guide
Directions: Complete this packet to the best of your ability. Expect question types that are similar to the ones in the packet. Constructive Response (Short Answer) Items
1. Label the parts of a Freytag pyramid and indicate which The Book of Job events correspond.
2. Describe how the three parts of a Biblical narrative apply to The Book of Job. Distress/Defense/Deliverance
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2. What reason might the author of The Book of Job have had for writing some sections in poetic form? Describe the sections and explain.
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3. If you were in a battle of some sort, which of the main characters that we have read about would you want on your side? Explain why you chose who you chose.
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4. List three things about the Battle of Troy that you learned from the in‐class presentation.
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5. Which of the three main characters in our readings would agree most with this statement, “The journey was worth it!”? Explain why he would feel that way.
6. In each of the books we’ve read, the relationship between gods and humans has been explored. What new perspectives have you gained about how mythologies explain natural phenomena or teach moral behavior?
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7. The three cultures that produced the literature we have read seemed to incorporate religion into their everyday lives in a big way. Choose one culture and explain how the gods affected the humans’ lives.
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8. What are the four different types of literature in The Book of Job? Which type did you find most memorable? Explain why.
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Essay Question
What theme is evident in all three of the books we read this semester? Remember to think about what the main characters learn by the end of their physical or spiritual journey to help you determine a theme for the book. Describe the theme in a declarative sentence, and describe how it applies to each work using examples from the texts as support. Multiple Choice, matching, true/false, etc.
1. Know how to define and identify these literary devices:
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Conflict _______________________________________________________________________
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Epithet _______________________________________________________________________
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Extended metaphor _____________________________________________________________
Homeric simile _________________________________________________________________
Hyperbole ____________________________________________________________________
Indirect characterization _________________________________________________________
Metaphors ____________________________________________________________________
Motif ________________________________________________________________________
Onomatopoeia _________________________________________________________________
Personification _________________________________________________________________
Rhetorical question _____________________________________________________________
Setting _______________________________________________________________________
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2. The Epic of Gilgamesh: What are the qualities of an epic hero?
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3. The Odyssey
a. What are the parts of The Hero Cycle?
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b. What was Xenia and how it was demonstrated?
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4. Mythology – Remind yourself of the basic plots of the Greek myths from summer reading.
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5. Know the structure of these types of essays.
a. What are the components of a Narrative Essay?
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b. What are the components of a Characterization Essay?
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c. What are the components of a Comparative Literary Analysis Essay?
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6. Know these word parts from lists 1 through 7. Some have been listed together based on their similarities or their differences in meanings. Can you think of ways to group any other word parts?
Pre/Ante/Post
Matri/Pater/Gamy
Numer, Mono, Bi, Tri, Tetra, Penta, Octa, Dec, Cent Circum
Com
Con
Scrib/dict/audi
Homo
Spec/Vid/Scope
Duct
syn
Ver
Re
Endo/Ecto
Phobia
Ortho
Vita
Demo
Cred/Ism
Fer
Pend
Micro/Mega
extra
sangui
fort
fus
Neo/nov
put
Zo/orninth
Cede
centri
Dis/Non/Mis/Mal/Un
Miss/Anti/De/Il/Contr
a
Equi
Inter/Intra
Intro
pseudo
Semi
sub/sur/super/acro
Sym
Biblio/auto/bio
Meter
Photo, luc
Dox
Anthropo+logy
Cogn
Pac/bell
Alter
Astr/Stell/
Helio/Luna
Dyna
Omni/Pan
Tele
Hype/hydro
Ex
Neuro/Hema/Corp
Tomy
Proto, prim
Morph
Phon/son
port
Cap
punct
Pop
Aqua/mar
Spir
archy
Amphi
cide
Cise
ject
per
magna
dorm
Ard
vest
Loco
Pyro
Chron
Hyper
plasto
Gyro
‐cle, ‐ician, ‐tion, ‐itis
Geo
agog
Therm
Plu
Polis/urb
Poly
brev
liber
tang
Viv/Necro
Bene/eu
derm
pond
Dia/trans
Junct
Se
Trib
Dign
rupt
grat
medi
curr
tempor
migr
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