Second Semester Final Exam ReviewWriting Sonnets Character/

ConflictFig. Lang. Misc.

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Writing 100

• I was _____ tired and _____ hungry to care _____ much about studying.

• What is the homophone “too”?

Writing 200

• the last sentence(s) of an introduction that establish(es) the specific claim of an essay whether the essay be informative, analytical, or argumentative

• What is the thesis statement?

Writing 300

• appears in the upper right-hand corner of an MLA paper and is comprised of the author’s last name and a page number

• What is a header?

Writing 400

• a type of body paragraph found in an argumentative essay or paper that addresses and undermines a potential oppositional argument

• What is the rebuttal paragraph?

Writing 500

• in addition to citing resources to be used (bibliography) or resources used (Works Cited) writers also use these to document information internally

• “Textual Evidence” (Cisneros 22)• What is a parenthetical citation?

Sonnets 100

• Sonnet 12, Line 1: • “When I do count the clock that tells the time”• (What type of narration is established?)• What is first-person point-of-view?

Sonnets 200

• Sonnet 15, Line 6• “Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky”• (What rhetorical device is utilized?)• What is alliteration?

Sonnets 300

• Sonnet 116, Line 9• “Love's not Time's fool”• (What type of figurative language is utilized?)• What is personification?

Sonnets 400

• Sonnet 5, Lines 7-8• “Sap checked with frost, and lust leaves quite gone/• Beauty o’er-snowed and bareness everywhere”• (What time of year is it?)• What is winter?

Sonnets 500

• Sonnet 119, Line 1• “What potions have I drunk of Siren tears”• (What literary device is utilized?)• What is an allusion?

Characters and Conflict 100

• Andy is to Tears of a Tiger what Esperanza is to House on Mango Street

• What is the protagonist?

Characters and Conflict 200

• If Esperanza had never learned to accept her home and heritage as an important part of her life then she would be what type of character?

• What is a static character?

Characters and Conflict 300

• If Andy had managed to overcome his depression and feelings of anger and guilt following the death of his best-friend then he would be what type of character?

• What is a dynamic character?

Characters and Conflict 400

• the type of conflict represented by the poem Andy writes for English

• What is man vs. self?

It’s dark where I am And I cannot find the lightThere are shadows all around meAnd my heart is full of fright

Everyone is cheerfulThey never even seeThat storm clouds are formingUpon the peaceful sea

I cannot see the futureAnd I cannot change the pastBut the present is so heavyI don’t think I’m going to last

Characters and Conflict 500

• the type of conflict represented by “Those Who Don’t”

• What is man vs. society?

All brown all around, we are safe. But watch us drive into a neighborhood of another color and our knees go shakity-shake and our car windows get rolled up tight and our eyes look straight. Yeah. That is how it goes and goes.

Figurative Language 100

• “She lets me read her poems. I let her read mine. She is always sad like a house on fire—always something wrong.”

• What is a simile?

Figurative Language 200

• “She likes looking at the walls, at how neatly their corners meet, the linoleum roses on the floor, the ceiling smooth as wedding cake.”

• What is a simile?

Figurative Language 300

• from the vignette titled “Four Skinny Trees”• “They send ferocious roots beneath the

ground. They grow up and they grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quite their anger.”

• What is personification?

Figurative Language 400

• “There are a million, zillion kinds,” says Nenny.• What is a hyperbole?

Figurative Language 500

• Andy attempts to communicate to his mom how he is feeling by telling her of a time when he almost drowned as a child.

• What is a metaphor?

Miscellaneous 100

• “one mother who is tired all the time from bottling and buttoning and babying”

• What is alliteration?

Miscellaneous 200

• Which of the following is TRUE about the narration of the two modern novels?– both novels are told from the first-person POV

with Andy and Esperanza as the narrators– both novels are told from an omniscient POV– both novels are told from a third-person-limited

POV with Andy and Esperanza being the focus– one novel employs first-person narration while the

other uses a variety of narration styles

Miscellaneous 300

• “One day I memorized all of ‘The Walrus and the Carpenter’ because I wanted Ruthie to hear me.”

• What is an allusion?

Miscellaneous 400

• Andy and his classmates discuss ideas and concepts often associated with the colors black and white. For example, white is often associated with innocence and purity, whereas black is associated with death/evil.

• What is symbolism?

Miscellaneous 500

• Andy and his classmates are reading MacBeth in his English class (allusion!), a play by William Shakespeare that tells the story of MacBeth and Lady MacBeth who murder their king so that MacBeth can rise to power. Lady MacBeth eventually kills herself out of guilt.

• What is the author utilizing?• What is foreshadowing?

Final Jeopardy

• Which of the following themes are explored in either Tears of a Tiger or House on Mango Street?– The author is attempting to depict the

consequences of drinking and driving.– The author is attempting to show the oppressive

nature of discrimination.– The author is attempting to communicate the

healing power of faith.– The author is attempting to depict the importance

of discovering one’s identity and self-worth.