Exam Review

9 Academic Exam Review

I.  Literary Terms, Poetic Devices, and Dramatic Conventions (20 Points)

Vignette

Personification

Imagery

Synesthesia

Oxymoron

Malapropism

Soliloquy

Aside

Concealment

Sonnet

Couplet

Prose

Blank Verse

Fable

Satire

Allegory

Propaganda

Euphemism

Syntax

Diction

II.        Formal Paper – All thesis paper rules apply!  (60 points)

Be familiar with the works listed below.  You should know the characters, the plot, and the themes of each work.

·         The House on Mango Street

·         Animal Farm

·         Hedda Gabler

·         A Doll House

·         Romeo and Juliet

·         Whale Rider

·         Rabbit-Proof Fence

III.       Informal Writing Prompt (20 Points)

Review the characters you have met during the second semester of 9 Academic English.  Think about what motivates each of them, how they each act in certain situations, how they treat others, etc.  This section has something do with the personalities of the characters from the following works:

·         Hedda Gabler

·         A Doll’s House

·         The House on Mango Street

·         Rabbit-Proof Fence

·         Whale Rider

Review PowerPoint presentations, handouts, old tests and quizzes, and essays/log entries.  All will help refresh your memory about the works studied the second semester of the 9 Honors Course.  The terms listed on the previous page are all terms found on the PowerPoint presentations for Romeo and Juliet, The House on Mango Street, and Animal Farm.