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English: Fall 2016 Semester Exam - Study Guide
Vocabulary
Oedipus Exam (Trackstar Worksheet): Chorus, Hubris, Oracle, Prologue, Parados, Episode, Ode, Exodus,
Orchestra, Koilon, Scene, Altar
Greek Myth (Vocab Worksheet): Centaur, tantalize, nemesis, hygiene, Herculean, mercurial, panic, jovial,
mentor, odyssey
Literary Terms
Oedipus Exam (Trackstar Worksheet): Exposition/Introduction, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action,
Resolution/Conclusion, Conflict, Dramatic Irony, Theme, Dialogue, Setting, Tragedy
Short Story Writing Rules (Notes): Plot, Setting, Conflict, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution
Epic (Exam and Lit Terms Worksheet): Symbolism, Character Development, Allegory, Allusion, Tone
Personification, Dynamic Character, Idiom, Flashback, Dramatic Irony, Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Theme
Odyssey (Exam and Notes): in medias res; xenia; metis; epic; archetype; epic hero
Epic (See Book and Exam Study Guide): Which does an Epic story contain; “In the beginning” was
used in which two books of Scripture; What was the first fellowship; Paradise Lost, by John Milton, centers
around what; Every miracle Jesus did was pointing to what; Simone Weil said that God speaks to our hearts
through what; What is the greatest quality with which God endows us; What is the hardest mission in the
world; What must a hero often do to win the freedom of his beloved; Which is NOT a lie told by Satan (as
mentioned in Epic); In the Kierkegaard story, how did the King win the Maiden’s heart; Which author said
we are “survivors of a wreck, the crew of a golden ship”; What is written on every human heart; Which of
the following is NOT one of the 3 eternal truths mentioned by the author
Oedipus Rex (Exam Study Guide/What is Myth Packet): murdered king of Thebes; how Oedipus
became king; what was needed to end the plague; blind prophet from Delphi; Prophecy about Oedipus’
fate; What Oedipus did with Jocasta’s brooches; what is a tragic hero; who wrote Oedipus Rex; Greek
tragedy explores what; what is the cleansing of the audience’s emotions; Myths explain what three things;
how were myths passed down; chief source of myths now
Odyssey (Notes/Myth Packets): How epics 1st told; prequel to Odyssey; whose idea for Trojan Horse;
James Joyce novel based on Odyssey; author of Odyssey; goddess of wisdom; son/wife of Odysseus; home
of Odysseus; prophet in Odyssey and Oedipus Rex; god of the sea; name of Cyclops; home of principal gods;
nothingness from which world began; generation of giants produced from chaos
Ultimate Gift: What was the ultimate gift; what was his first gift; what did he think was most important at
the beginning; what act of Jason’s earned him the entirety of the estate; what did he blame his grandpa for;
what two themes which we studied could be seen in the film
Reading/Writing Techniques (Notes): Donut Example – meaning formed by what 2 things (see
Voyage Exam); main character should do what in a short story; in short story, reader should be able to: see
conflict early, follow plotline, visualize setting, relate to protagonist; what is the first stage in writing; what
is the difference between revision and editing; 4 types of conflict; what should happen at climax
Poems and Short Stories (Handouts and TB): Broken Dreams – name of the author, what was the
memory, what was the woman’s flaw; Still I Rise – name of author, primary themes; Gift of the Magi –
name of the author, gifts purchased by Della and Jim, items sold to purchase gifts, primary theme; Scarlet
Ibis – author, knot of cruelty born from what, how does Ibis symbolize Doodle, act of cruelty in barn; Uphill
– author, resting place symbolic for what; A Return to Love – author, our deepest fear, happens when we
let our light shine; Road Not Taken – author, what made all the difference; Carry Your Heart – author,
what is the deepest secret nobody knows; Song of Greatness, To Be a Hero – tribe, of what are old men
telling stories, when narrator’s time comes he will do what; Mango Street – author doesn’t want place by
window: suggests defeat; why she tells stories: sets free from limits of Mango St.; Textbook - Competition
Rachel Shapiro attended and content of team poem; definitions of traditional/organic poems/stanzas
Poetry (Packet/Notes): Miss Logsdon’s two requirements of poetry: rhythm & meaning; Miss Logsdon’s
two main points about poetry: it can be fun & there are multiple ways to read it; Charles Simic’s definition
of poetry in the article Walking Past Poems; what is metaphorical language; powerful tool that can detract
from the poem if used poorly; important techniques when reading poetry; what is “glue” in RTheater
Extra Credit
Quotes of the Week since last exam