Midterm Study Guide - English II Honors
Uploaded by
cnoel14Midterm Study Guide - English II Honors
Uploaded by
cnoel14English II Midterm Study Guide Name
Mrs. Valle & Mrs. Rodriguez Date Period
Hialeah Gardens High School
I. Literary Tools – For each of the listed literary tools, define it and provide an example. On the exam, you will be given
passages from New Moon and will be asked which literary tool is represented in that passage.
Literary Tool Definition Example
allusion
alliteration
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
paradox
metaphor
simile
personification
irony
hyperbole
II. Elements of Short Stories – Answer the following questions in detail.
What are the elements of plot, and what do they mean?
3
2
4
1 5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is the protagonist? What is the antagonist?
Describe what a dynamic character is. What is a static character?
III. Short Stories Comprehension – Complete the chart for the short stories we have read in class.
Description of the Description of Outcome or
Short Story Theme main character(s) the main Main Conflicts Resolution of
at the beginning of character(s) at Conflicts
the story the end of the
story
“A Sound
of
Thunder”
“Monkey’s
Paw”
“Village”
“Waters of
Babylon”
“Inter-
lopers”
“Lady or
the Tiger”
“The
Masque of
the Red
Death” or
“The Tell-
Tale
Heart”
From
“Dear
America:
Letters
from
Vietnam”
IV. New Moon – Fill in the table below. Be sure to include five events per chapter as a review.
Main character(s) in Why might the chapter
Chapter Name Main events in the chapter
chapter be called this?
1.
2.
PREFACE 3.
4.
5.
1.
1 2.
PARTY 3.
4.
5.
1.
2 2.
STITCHES 3.
4.
5.
1.
3 2.
THE END 3.
4.
5.
1.
4 2.
WAKING UP 3.
4.
5.
1.
5 2.
CHEATER 3.
4.
5.
1.
6 2.
FRIENDS 3.
4.
5.
1.
7 2.
REPITITION 3.
4.
5.
1.
8 2.
ADRENALINE 3.
4.
5.
1.
9 THIRD 2.
WHEEL 3.
4.
5.
Main character(s) in Why might the chapter
Chapter Name chapter Main events in the chapter be called this?
1.
10 2.
THE 3.
MEADOW 4.
5.
1.
11 2.
CULT 3.
4.
5.
1.
12 2.
INTRUDER 3.
4.
5.
1.
13 2.
KILLER 3.
4.
5.
1.
14 2.
FAMILY 3.
4.
5.
1.
15 2.
PRESSURE 3.
4.
5.
1.
16 2.
PARIS 3.
4.
5.
1.
17 2.
VISITOR 3.
4.
5.
1.
18 THE 2.
FUNERAL 3.
4.
5.
1.
19 RACE 2.
3.
4.
5.
Main character(s) in Why might the chapter
Chapter Name Main events in the chapter
chapter be called this?
1.
20 2.
VOLTERRA 3.
4.
5.
1.
21 2.
VERDICT 3.
4.
5.
1.
22 2.
FLIGHT 3.
4.
5.
1.
23 2.
THE TRUTH 3.
4.
5.
1.
24 2.
VOTE 3.
4.
5.
1.
Epi- 2.
logue TREATY 3.
4.
5.
V. Roots – Define each of the roots that we learned this semester.
1. LUC/LUM –
2. PATH/PATHY –
3. SPEC/SPECT –
4. HYPER –
5. BI –
6. PEND –
7. MICRO –
8. COSM –
9. CENT –
10. LAT/LATERAL –
VI. Vocabulary – For each of the words, provide the part of speech, a definition, synonym and antonym.
Vocabulary Part of Definition Synonym Antonym
Word Speech
Luminary
Elucidate
Lucent
Translucent
Lucubration
Apathy
Antipathy
Empathy
Pathos
Circumspect
Introspective
Retrospect
Hypersensitive
Hyperbole
Hyperactive
Microcosm
Micromanage
Microscopic
Bisect
Bilateral
Bicentennial
Append
Impending
