English II – Honors Semester Exam



English II – Honors Semester Exam

Fall 2010 Lorentzen

Literary Terms:

• Direct Characterization / Indirect Characterization

• Symbol

• Aside

• Imagery

• Irony (dramatic, situational, verbal)

• Archetypes (hero, villain, innocent/child, mentor, temptress, the trickster)

• Hero’s Journey (all stages)

• Types of Love

• Origin Myth

• Folktale, Folktale Hero

• Juxtaposition

• Apostrophe

• Theme

• Motif

• Allegory

• Epic, Epic Hero

• Mystery

• Suspense

• Automaton

• Style

• Microcosm

• Flashback

• Epigraph

• Point of View (first, second, third objective, third limited, third omniscient)

• Character Foil

• Sonnet Terms (Iamb, Iambic Pentameter, Quatrain, Sestet, Octave, Couplet)

Literature

• Myths

- Cheyenne Creation Myth – “How The World Was Made”

- “Coyote and The Origin of Death”

- “Osiris and Isis”

- The Epic of Gilgamesh – Hero’s Journey

- The Death of Hector from The Iliad

• Folktales – Grimm Brothers’ PowerPoint Notes

- “Cinderella” & “The White Snake”

Literature (Continued)

• Dante’s Inferno

• Sonnets (Rhyme Scheme, Meter)

• Cyrano de Bergerac

• All Quiet on the Western Front

• “Just Lather”

Vocabulary – These words will be on there.

Note: definitions are NOT lined up… Look them up, or take it like a quiz to review.

1. Vociferous a. wholly unharmed; not injured

2. Disconcerted b. loud, clamorous, boistrous

3. Unscathed c. not significant; unimportant

4. Trifle d. upset, frustrated

5. Indignation e. anger as a result of something unjust

6. Pithy a. regulated, systematized, organized

7. Regimental b. concise, brief, and meaningful

8. Confound c. to cause one to become confused

9. Coquettish d. flirtatious

10. Pedantic e. excessively wordy in a pretentious way

11. Sublime a. inspiring; of the highest moral worth

12. Haphazard b. to give up; relinquish

13. Eloquence c. the ability to express oneself gracefully and fluently

14. Discreet d. random

15. Abdicate e. tactful, restrained

16. Frivolous a. thoughtless, careless

17. Haughty b. proud, arrogant

18. Prudent c. quivering; shaking

19. Flounder d. sensible, wise

20. Tremulous e. to struggle to move

21. Zeal a. weeping; wailing

22. Putrid b. deserving to be despised; contemptible

23. Despicable c. rotten; stinking

24. Lamentation d. to reject

25. Scorn e. ardor; fervor; extreme interest or excitement

Writing Style and Grammar

Active verbs

Fragments/Run-ons

Transition Words

Absolutes (noun + verbing)

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