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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