Semester Exam Review

The Red Room (6 questions)

Know the central theme, who or what is the antagonist, setting of the story, tone, suspense.

Central theme: An overactive imagination and suggestiveness can create fear.

Antagonist: Fear

Setting: The great red room of Lorraine Castle

Tone:

Suspense:

Rules of Notice (3 questions): Look at posters in the room and know the information.

Rhetorical Appeals

Ethos, logos, pathos

Ethos: Ethical Appeal

Logos: Logical Appeal

Pathos: Emotional Appeal

Metaphor Poems (4 questions)

Metaphor: Comparison NOT using like or as.  He is a beast (it says he is actually this, not like this).

Know the Plot Chart (5 points)

Poem “The Annabel Lee” (10 questions)

Know:

The poem is generally accepted that “Annabel Lee was written for his wife, Virginia Clemm.

Annabel Lee is the author’s wife.

The “Annabel Lee” was published 2 months after the poet died in 1849.

Poetry:

Know Haiku, free verse, couplet, tongue twister

Haiku: Syllable count of 5/7/5

Free Verse: Has no rhyme scheme, you just write

Couplet: Part of a poem in sets of two (a couple of lines that rhyme)

Tongue Twister: Uses alliteration to confuse the tongue

Literary Elements:

Know: Allusion, situational irony, the two types of characterization

Allusion: A reference to a person, place, thing, or event in history (it alludes to it)

Situational irony: The writer or speaker says one thing, but means something completely different

Characterization: Direct characterization tells the reader everything about the character, while indirect does not.

TOCASTT:

Know how to do a TPCASTT.