Monday, June 9, 2014

EXAM REVIEW


Part I:  Literary Terms, Poetic Devices, and Dramatic Conventions

vignette, round character, flat character, dynamic character, static character, stock character, Assonance, alliteration, consonance, simile, metaphor, protagonist, antagonist, foil, couplet, sonnet, iambic pentameter, situational irony, dramatic irony, soliloquy, concealment, blank verse, prose, diction, syntax, hyperbole, symbol, imagery, allusion, synesthesia, oxymoron, malapropism, onomatopoeia, and aside…

Reviewing notes, PowerPoint presentations, and tests will help you be successful on this section of the exam. 

Section II:  Authors/Directors/Playwrights

Be able to identify the author, director, or playwright to each of the following works:

A Doll’s House

Oedipus

Romeo and Juliet

Whale Rider

Minority Report

The House on Mango Street

Section III:  Quote Identification

Know the significant themes/events of the above works and the important characters within each work in order to be successful on the quote identification section of the exam.

Section IV:  Open-ended Response

In a well-developed response you will be responding to a question having to deal with a particular character within a work.  Reviewing the main characters of each work and their behavior, traits, and experiences will help you be successful when responding to this writing prompt.

Section V:  Essay Section

This section will include all of the works listed above.  Know the characters, plots, themes, etc. of the works listed above.