Exam Review 2024/2025 PDF

**Exam Review 2024/2025** **Terms to know** ***Irony-*** Where there's a contrast between reality and expectations ***Denouement-*** The ending of a story. Usually directly after the climax. The point where all conflicts have been resolved. ***Cliffhanger-*** Ending a section of a story with a f...

**Exam Review 2024/2025** **Terms to know** ***Irony-*** Where there's a contrast between reality and expectations ***Denouement-*** The ending of a story. Usually directly after the climax. The point where all conflicts have been resolved. ***Cliffhanger-*** Ending a section of a story with a feeling of suspense or with a big dramatic question ***backstory-*** Often employed to lend depth or make the main story believable ***Setting-*** Setting gives readers the main backdrop and mood for a story ***connotation-*** Cultural understanding of a word ***Allusion-*** When an author references another form of media in their story ***Pun-*** A play on words that can give multiple meanings of a term for a humorous effect ***Alliteration***- When two or more words have the same stressed consonant sound ***inciting force-*** The event(s) that cause the main story to take action. Whatever pushes the protagonist's life into chaos, causing the story to unravel ***conflict-*** Struggle between two opposing sides in a story or a conflict within the protagonist ***ambiguity-*** Instances where a sentence in a story can be interpreted in multiple different ways ***dramatic irony-*** A form of irony in which the readers know more than the actual characters in the story do so some actions can have different meanings to the characters versus the readers ***verbal irony-*** Using words to convey a meaning that is contrasting to its literal meaning ***situational irony-*** When the opposite of what is expected to happen actually happens. ***foreshadowing-*** When an author drops hints as to what will happen later in the story ***antagonist-*** A person who creates obstacles or opposes the protagonist of the story. In many cases, the antagonist represents the opposite traits of the protagonist (foil) ***context-*** Setting within which the story takes place. Context provides clarity and meaning for the intended message ***pacing-*** Refers to how fast or slow the story is moving. Usually seen with or without pauses (periods or commas) ***simile-*** Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things using like or as ***metaphor-*** Same thing as simile but without like or as ***setting-*** Initiates the main backdrop and mood of a story ***atmosphere-*** How the environment feels to the reader. Usually developed through imagery ***tone-*** How the narrator conveys their attitude towards a character or a certain situation ***Diction-*** Dictionary definition of a word **For each text we studied be able to identify the following:** +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | | Key | Main | Symbols + | Theme | | | Settings | Characters | Meaning | Topics + | | | | | | | | | | | | Message | +=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+ | Just Lather | The | Captain | The Razor- | Personal | | | barbershop | Torres | Symbol of | Power- We | | | | | choices | all have a | | | | The Barber | | chance to | | | | | | make | | | | | | choices, | | | | | | even when | | | | | | the good | | | | | | ones are | | | | | | hard | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | The Lottery | Town square | Old Man | The black | Blind | | | | Warner | dot on the | Acceptance- | | | A small | | white | No history | | | rural town, | Tessa | paper- | of why the | | | away from | Hutchinson | Represents | lottery | | | civilizatio | | peril and a | started, | | | n | Mr Summers | horrible | and yet | | | | | fate | they | | | | Mrs | | continue | | | | Delacroix | | this cruel | | | | | | tradition | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | As I See | Fire Escape | Stalker | Fire | Unconscious | | Her | | | escape- | Bias- | | | | Lady being | Symbolizes | Causes the | | | | stalked | an ironic | readers to | | | | | claim cause | automatical | | | | | it doesn't | ly | | | | | bring her | assume the | | | | | safety like | stalker is | | | | | it should | a man | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | Borders | The | Brother | Their | Identity- | | | Canadian/Am | | Blackfoot | To take | | | erican | Mother | identity- | pride in | | | border | | Represents | your | | | | Laetetia | pride and | identity | | | The offices | | stubbornnes | and not let | | | they went | The guards | s | anyone tell | | | to | | | you | | | | | | otherwise | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | The Danger | Fide's | Chimamanda | Books she | Unconscious | | Of A Single | village | Ngozi | read as a | Bias- Don't | | Story | | Adichie | kid- | let one | | | US | | symbolize | story that | | | University | Fide | the | you hear | | | | | unconscious | decide how | | | Mexico | | bias she | people | | | | | was fed | really are | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | The | John | John | Abby- | Fear- Abby | | Crucible | Proctor's | Proctor | Symbol of | uses fear | | | house | | simple | and | | | | Judge | propaganda | propaganda | | | The church | Danforth | and what | to bend the | | | | | happens | court to | | | The woods | Judge | when | her will, | | | | Hawthorne | someone has | taking out | | | The | | too much | vendettas | | | courtroom | Reverend | power | against | | | | Parris | | those who | | | The gallows | | | don't | | | | Reverend | | deserve it | | | | Hale | | | | | | | | | | | | Abby | | | | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth | | | | | | Proctor | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | The Hunger | Arena | Katniss | Capitol- | Abuse of | | Games | | | Symbol of | Power- The | | | District 12 | Peeta | the abuse | Capitol | | | | | of power in | constantly | | | Training | Gale | Panem | abuses | | | Center | | | their power | | | | Effie | | to force | | | Remake | | | the | | | Center | Haymitch | | districts | | | | | | into | | | The cave | Cinna | | absolute | | | | | | servitude | | | Cornucopia | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ **Important Concepts** Plot graph ***PACCTSS+POV-*** ***Plot*** ***Atmosphere*** ***Characters*** ***Conflict*** ***Theme*** ***Setting*** ***Symbol*** Perseverance of the Saints The Hero's Journey Twisting of Language/Propaganda The Writing Process 11 Sentence Paragraph Connecting literary devices to examples from literature and explaining how that device works to develop the literary device **Set up of Exam** +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Section Title Marks Allotted | +=======================================================================+ | Matching 20 marks | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Multiple Choice 20 marks | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Fill in the Blank/Identification 10 marks | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Literary Significance - you will be given six quotes to choose | | | | 15 marks | | | | from. For each you will identify WHO is speaking, WHAT literary | | | | device is being used, and WHY it's important to this moment in | | | | the story. The quote options are all moments we specifically | | | | addressed in class for the various texts we studied | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | True or False 10 marks | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Short Answer 20 marks | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ TOTAL = 95 marks