English 9 2013 Final Exam Review
I.
Works (know the plot and all the characters, be able to identify by key passages and understand character motivations)
A.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight – review your HW charts and notes
B.
Antigone - make a list of the characters and review their positions and arguments, use your HW questions to guide you to important quotes
C.
Romeo and Juliet - identify the speaker, context, and important characterization revealed in all the quotes on the Act I quote review
II.
Literary Terms (know and be able to apply to the text)
A.
Symbol
B.
Motif
C.
Allegory
D.
Imagery
E.
Setting
F.
Plot – Freytag’s Triangle
1.
Exposition
2.
Rising action
3.
Complication
4.
Climax
5.
Falling action
6.
Resolution
G.
Antagonist
H.
Protagonist
I.
Theme
J.
Foreshadowing
III.
Genres: Define each and relate these terms to EACH of the works we have studied
– as applicable
A. Allegory
B. Tragedy
, Greek and Shakespearean: Aristotle’s definition of a Greek Hero:
Reversal, Fall, Recognition (use the handout to understand)
1. Know the primary criteria which, according to Aristotle, define a tragic hero and relate this criteria to the main characters in Antigone and Romeo and
Juliet
C. Drama (terms you should know)
1. soliloquy
2. aside
3. monologue
4. Shakespeare’s Theater
5. The Greek Theater
6. Parados, Episodes, Odes/Stasimons, Strophes/Antistrophes, Exodus

7. The Greek Chorus (function in the play)
D. Poetry - terms to know, should appear in your class notes or on HW
1. Rhyme scheme (know how to recognize and scan for rhyme)
2. Bob and wheel
3. iambic pentameter (know how to recognize and scan meter)
4. blank verse
5. couplet
6. sonnet (what are the elements? Use your R&J meeting notes)
7. connotation
8. denotation
9. figure of speech
10. literal
11. Specific figures of speech: Define terms, explain the figure, interpret passages a. Metaphors (and extended metaphor) b. Similes c. Personification d. Pun e. Oxymoron f. Irony g. Allusions h. Alliteration
IV.
Grammar (make sure you can accurately complete the review exercises for both 3Q and 4Q)
A.
Differentiate between clauses and phrases
B.
Identify types of phrases
1.
Gerund
2.
Participial
3.
Infinitive
4.
Appositive
5.
Absolute
6.
prepositional
C.
Identify clauses
1.
Dependent a.
ADJC b.
ADVC c.
NC
2.
Independent