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English 9 Exam Study Guide- SCP
Yay, it’s time to show the culmination of your knowledge and understanding for the year!
With preparation and review, you should very much be able to ace the final exam!
The best way to prepare for your final is to review your notes, bell work, and reading guides
from the year to refresh your memory on the topics below. You should also plan ahead for the
In-Class Essay by thinking about the themes and which novels connect most clearly to the
themes provided.
Multiple Choice/Selected Response (worth 50% of final)
Part 1: Literary Elements
You should know the definitions of the following literary elements and be able to identify
examples of each term from texts we have read/examples provided on the final.
Characterization (what does this mean, how do authors create characters?):
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Round character:
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Flat character:
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Static character:
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Dynamic character:
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Stock character/archetype
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Protagonist/Antagonist:
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Foil:
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Character traits
o Personality:
o Physical Appearance:
o Feelings/emotions:
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o Attitude:
o Motivations:
o Flaws:
Types of characterization
o Direct:
o Indirect:
Setting: (what is setting?)
Five aspects of setting:
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Theme: (what is the theme of a work? Identify themes for the novels we have read)
Theme:
o Speak:
o Fahrenheit 451:
o The Namesake:
o To Kill a Mockingbird:
o A Raisin in the Sun:
Tone/Mood:
What is tone?
What is mood?
How are tone and mood created?
Socio-cultural context
What are the specific social/historical/cultural contexts of the following novel (e.g.
what time period were they written…how does the life/background of the writer shape the
novel)? How does this shape the novel overall?
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o Fahrenheit 451:
o The Namesake:
o To Kill a Mockingbird:
o A Raisin in the Sun:
Part 2: Literary Devices and Poetic Terms
Be able to explain the definition of each of these terms and identify examples of the devices.
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Symbolism:
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Simile:
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Prose vs. Poetry:
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Metaphor:
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Stanza:
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Personification:
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Line break:
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Imagery:
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Enjambment:
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Allusion:
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End stop:
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Hyperbole:
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End rhyme:
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Irony:
o Situational:
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Internal rhyme:
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Slant rhyme:
o Verbal:
o Dramatic:
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Rhyme scheme:
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Alliteration:
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Assonance
Types of Poetry
o Sonnet:
o Haiku:
o Ode:
o Elegy:
o Epic:
o Free verse:
o Ballad:
Part 3: Grammar
Be able to correct errors and understand rules relating to the following grammar and
conventions structures and rules. I
would recommend looking back at Bell Work (especially the handouts I gave you) to review
for this section.
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Nouns, pronouns, and antecedents
Complete subjects and complete predicates
Sentences vs. fragments (what are three things that make up a complete sentence?)
Compound sentences
o Coordinating conjunctions
o Comma and
o Semicolon
Run-on sentences
Comma rules
o Introductory commas
o Commas in a series (including Oxford comma)
o Appositives
o Separating coordinating adjectives
o Using commas with FANBOYS in compound sentences
Homonyms (there/their/they’re; its/it’s; effect/affect; etc.)
Apostrophes
Pronoun agreement (number, gender, person)
MLA format
o In text citation
o Works cited
o Heading and header
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o General document format
Part 4: Vocabulary
Look back on the vocabulary blogs to study and review the following words. You will be
asked to match definitions or fill in the blanks with the correct words given context. Be sure
to use the definitions from the blog, not just any definition from the Internet.
Speak (Q1, Week 2)
 Centrifuge
 Savant
 Cacophony
 Faction
 Luminescent
 Indoctrination
 Feigning
 Terminal (adj)
 Melancholy
 Inconspicuous
The Namesake (Q2, Week 5)
 Sanctuary
 Tawny
 Errant
 Cruciform
 Maiming
 Curator
 Wan
 Immersion
 Floundering
 Anomaly
Speak (Q1, Week 4)
 Upholstered
 Patriarch
 Nostalgia
 Xenophobic
 Secular
 Harried
 Industrious
 Demure
 Subjected
 Abysmal
The Namesake (Q2, Week 7)
 Conundrum
 Façade
 Imbecile
 Deliberation
 Tenacious
 Concede
 Incriminate
 Illicit
 Loathsome
 Impunity
Fahrenheit 451 (Q1, Week 5)
 Admonish
 Bolster
 Culminate
 Fascist
 Disparage
 Censorship
 Lavish
 Prominence
 Provincial
 Prominence
To Kill a Mockingbird (Q3, Week 6)
 Fledgling
 Auspicious
 Foray
 Tacit
 Disseminate
 Asinine
 Lewd
 Edification
 Virulent
 Prowess
 Dystopia
 Rendered
Fahrenheit 451 (Q1, Week 6)
 Aberration
 Olfactory
 Quelled
 Proclivity
 Inordinately
 Ravenous
 Tarried
 Stagnant
A Raisin in the Sun (Q4, Wk 2)
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Uniformity
Erratic
Indictment
Exasperated
Grudgingly
Conspicuously
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Permeated
Unobtrusively
Furtively
Futile
In-Class Essay- Compare/Contrast (worth 50% of final)
For the In-Class Essay portion of the final, you will be asked to write an essay that compares
and contrasts a given theme for two works of literature we have studied this year. From the
list of themes below, I will choose 4-5 themes for the final exam and you may choose any of
the novels we have read this year that you feel fits your chosen theme. Make sure to be
specific in narrowing the focus of your theme.
You should be sure that your in-class essay makes a clear, argument-based thesis statement
that compares and contrasts the presence of the theme in the two works. You are not
required to use direct quotes, but your examples you use must be very specific. You may use
quotes if you choose to support your argument.
Literature:
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Theme Topics:
 Growing up/coming of age
 Identity negotiation (defined by self, culture, society, combination?)
 Judgment and discrimination
 Courage and standing up for one’s beliefs
 Heroic journey/being a hero
 Dissatisfaction/rebellion against society or social norms (gender, age, race, etc.)
 Language and communication
 Family and community
 Love and relationships
 Racism and discrimination
GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY STUDYING!
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