English 12 Final Exam Review Spring 2015
Your final exam this semester will be in the same skills-based format as last semester. Not only are you
expected to know the literature and terms we have studied, but you are required to apply this knowledge in
order to demonstrate mastery of analysis skills. This review guide will help you by refreshing your memory of
each piece of literature as well as delineating most of the terms used on the exam. All of these terms should be
in your notes.
Satire/Persuasion
Satire - define
What is an author’s general purpose in writing satirically?
Five Elements of Satire and definitions
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Two types of irony, and examples
Aristotle's 3 Methods of Appeal and explanations
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The rhetorical triangle (its relevance)
Author
Audience
Purpose
Parts of an effective argument
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Claim
Statement
Proof (Reasons)
Commentary
Counterargument
Refutation
Literature to know- for each piece, provide an overview of its claim, reasons, etc.
"A Modest Proposal,” by ___________________________
Overall claim:
How the plan will be implemented
Reasons this is a good idea
Counterargument
Refutation
Provide an example of Swift's use of Pathos
Provide an example of Swift's use of Logos
Provide an example of Swift's use of Ethos
Philosophy
Existentialism (some major tenets)
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Major Names associated with this philosophy
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Which philosopher is considered ‘humanist?’
Kierkegaard's Three Stages with description of each
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Nietzsche’s ideas: Define the Herd and Ubermensch, and explain his statement that “God is dead”
List some major ideas from the Ch. 19 packet for each of the following:
Nietzsche
Marx
Mill
Utilitarianism
Determinism
Nihilism
Communism
Darwinism
The Stranger
Review your study guides for plot and characters
Anti-hero
Main theme
Major images
“The Myth of Sisyphus”
Absurdism
Dante's La Divina Comedia -- Review your handout. Provide a brief summary of the reading below.
Know: Which crime(s) Dante considered the most egregious
The three differing parts of Dante’s trilogy
How Hell is structured
What level ancient philosophers are placed at
What we learn about the poet Virgil, what ‘shades’ are, and where they can be found
Religion (the ones we studied in class) AND more philosophy
Know:
Which religion appeared first?
Which is the fastest growing religion?
Founders and prophets for Islam, Judaism and Christianity
Names of the Jewish and Muslim holy books
What Buddhists try to ‘reach’
Why is Buddha depicted the way he usually is?
What Catholics believe in that Jews do not (at least two things)
Where should Muslims attempt to make a pilgrimage to once in their lives?
Which religions believe in reincarnation?
Formal name for Mormonism
Head of the Catholic Church, and the location of its headquarters
Which three religions consider Jerusalem a holy city?
Main difference between Catholics and other Christians in terms of the afterlife
Which religion(s) believe that redemption is available for almost every sin, still allowing one to reach heaven?
What does the concept of karma entail?
The Canterbury Tales (“Wife of Bath” and “Pardoner”)
Know the prologue, characters, plot lines for both stories, purpose of the pilgrimage, number of pilgrims, and
occupations of the two storytellers
Archetypes
Know: The general category of archetypes we began our discussions with
What is the most common archetype in ‘Superhero’ films?
Know whether each of us has just one, or can have many varied archetypal traits
How archetypes can help us identify:
Which archetypes have shadow sides
Whether our archetypes are set in stone, or can change as we live through experiences
Research suggests that knowing our own archetype(s) is beneficial in which ways?