Semester Exam Study Guide

2020-2021

Section 1: Terms & Definitions

Directions: Know the following literary elements, provide examples, and use strategies to be able to identify and analyze these elements in a text. (Define and provide an example of each.)

1. Author’s Purpose (Identify the three purposes)

a. P –

b. I –

c. E –

2. Setting- the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

3. Point of View-

a. 1st Person –

b. 2nd Person –

c. 3rd Person Omniscient –

d. 3rd Person Limited –

e. 3rd Person Objective/Narrative –

4. Exposition

5. Rising Action

6. Climax

7. Falling Action

8. Resolution

9. Conflict

a. Man vs. Man

b. Man vs. Self

c. Man vs. Society

d. Man vs. Technology

e. Man vs. Nature

f. Man vs. Supernatural

10. Theme

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11. Central Idea

12. Connotation/Figurative Language

a. Rhetorical Appeals

i. Ethos

ii. Pathos

iii. Logos

b. Anaphora

c. Allusion

d. Alliteration

e. Apostrophe

f. Personification

g. Hyperbole

h. Imagery

i. Simile

j. Metaphor

k. Repetition

l. Juxtaposition/Contrast

m. Understatement

n. Euphemism

o. Consonance

p. End Rhyme

q. Onomatopoeia

r. Paradox

13. Irony

i. Verbal Irony –

ii. Situational Irony –

iii. Dramatic Irony –

14. Tone vs. Mood

a. Mood –

b. Tone –

15. Characterization

a. Protagonist

b. Antagonist

c. Round

d. Flat

e. Static

f. Dynamic

g. Indirect Characterization (and identify each part of the STEAL method)

i. S

ii. T

iii. E

iv. A

v. L

h. Direct Characterization

i. Character Foil

Section 2: Writing

Directions: For each section, you will identify each part of the writing methods used. If the prompt asks for an example, then you will answer the example prompt provided.

1. Types of Writing: For each of the following types of writing, you will define each type of writing, identify criteria for each, and write a 3-5 sentence example.

A. Informative

B. Argumentative

C. Narrative

2. IRACES: For each part of the iRACES method, identify each part of the writing strategy and explain what you should do in each part. After identifying each component, write an example iRACES for the following prompt: Which story that we have read this semester is the most important for future students to read?

I –

R –

A –

C –

E –

S –

3. Essay: Know the components of a well-developed essay. Know the differences between writing an Informative/Explanatory essay and an Argumentative Essay. After completing the outline below with the parts of an essay, highlight or circle which parts are crucial in a timed writing setting.

I. Introduction