British Literature Final Exam Study Guide 2014
June 4, 2014
Spring 2014
Ms. Bacich
Texts- various Romantic poems, “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”, “The Rime of the
Ancient Mariner”, Frankenstein, 1984
Vocabulary and Literary Terms - be able to define and identify examples of each.
socialism
conceit
rhyme scheme
utopia
metaphysical
poetry
gothic novel
apostrophe
Byronic hero
valediction
frame story
dystopia
personification
simile
paradox
symbol
Characters - be able to indentify each, the novel each comes from, the function of each in the
story, and what motivates them in their actions.
Mr. Parsons
Henry Clerval
Victor
Justine Moritz
Syme
Frankenstein
Julia
O’Brien
Winston
Elizabeth
Emmanuel
Lavenza
Goldstein
Short answers topics
1. Themes in Romantic poetry
2. Causes Frankenstein’s monsters’ violence
3. Socialism
4. Dystopia
5. Characteristics of the Gothic novel
6. The concepts of “newspeak”, “thought crime”, and “double think”
7. Winston’s and Julia’s breakdown
8. Character traits and motivation in Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton
9. Trust and the character of O’Brien
10. The plot of Frankenstein and 1984
11. Relationships in Frankenstein and 1984
12. The narrative poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
13. Analysis of the Metaphysical poem, “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne
British Literature Final Exam Study Guide 2014
June 4, 2014
Essay:
One commentator wrote of George Orwell’s 1984 “One or the most terrifying things
about George Orwell’s 1984 is the supposition that it is possible to destroy humanity
without destroying humankind.” Write a three to five paragraph essay explaining this
quotation through analysis of the character of Winston. How is Winston’s humanity
destroyed? Use specific examples from the novel to support your response.
You may bring a written outline of your essay to the final exam.