English 8 SP Final Review

William Shakespeare

Richard Connell

Daphne du Maurier

Elliot Merrick

Agatha Christie

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Kurt Vonnegut

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Toni Cade Bambara

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

Laurie Halse Anderson

John Hersey

Allison Wedell Schumacher

narrator is a character in the story

narrator is from an outside point of view and knows the thoughts/feelings of several characters

narrator is from an outside point of view and knows the thoughts/feelings of only one character

narrator is from an outside point of view and does not know the thoughts/feelings of any characters, just facts

• geographical
• place of action
• time in history
• time of day
• mood

• point the author is trying to make
• the big idea
• the lesson

• author describes character
• character describes character
• character describes himself
• reader decides based on dialogue/actions

character learns something

character doesn't learn something

anything that builds anxiety or worry

what happens during the story (sequence of events)

the most intense part of (sex... jk...) the story

• man vs self
• man vs man
• man vs environment
• man vs society

the opposite of what is expected to happen

hints and clues to some future event/outcome

a suspenseful, dramatic situation at the end of a book, chapter, scene, or episode

logically thinking through a problem to solve it

false clues

slowing down the story purposefully to build suspense

a tangible object used to represent an idea

• 14 lines
• 10 syllables
• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• line one: 5 syllables
• line two: 7 syllables
• line three: 5 syllables

a reference used to stimulate ideas connecting the poem with the outside world

use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

comparison of two unlike things without using like, as, resembles, or than

comparison of two unlike things using like, as, resembles, or than

an exaggeration when comparing two things

a musical quality produced by repetition

the voice/writing style (humorous, sarcastic, etc.)

use of vivid description and attention to detail to create pictures in the reader's mind

• a combination of two usually contradictory terms
• examples may include: dumb asian, jumbo shrimp

• when two things that aren't put together often are put side by side
• examples may include: same-sex partners, chaotic peace, cold fire, feather of lead

the sounds occurring at the end of a poem's lines illustrated by letters

the repetition of accents, vowel sounds, and all sounds following them and words that appear close together

• the picture painted through images
• examples may include: dark stormy night

language or imagery that awakens or appeals to the five senses

giving human qualities to non-human things

repetition of consonant sounds in a poem

patterning of certain sounds, syllables, words, or phrases used for emphasize

• when an imperfect rhyme or off-rhyme is used, sometimes requires the reader to pronounce a word differently in order to complete the rhyme
• examples may include: "marsh" and "parch", "eye" and "symmetry"

rhymes that appear within a line of a poem

two lovers who like to ____ or a two line poem usually rhyming and can build larger poems

phrase, line, or group of words repeated regularly throughout a poem or song

rhyme at the end of a poem's line

poetry written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, or meter

a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by a group who are set apart geographically or socially

the introductory part of a poem or novel

the list of characters in a play

• title is generally the main character's name
• main characters have tragic flaws
• irony used a lot
• sad endings (often with death)
• comes from true stories or well known stories
• provides some comic relief throughout

• title hints at the plot
• happy endings (often in weddings)
• characters are all low born or uneducated
• come from well known stories or current events
• uses slapstick, farce, satire, and puns