Pre-AP: Literary Devices in Julius Caesar

Find examples of the following literary devices in Julius Caesar. Include the speaker and the Act.scene.line information (either II.i.32-38 or 2.1.32-38).

• Allusion
• Anaphora
• Apostrophe (not the punctuation)
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron or Paradox (make sure your example matches your choice)
• Personification
• Pun
• Simile
• Synesthesia (counts 3x)

Each item found will count for 10 points (synesthesia=30) for a total up to 105.

The examples you find will be incorporated into this Friday’s test. Do not use the sections that appeared on last week’s test.

Pre-AP: Literary Devices in Othello

Find examples of each of the following literary devices in the text of Othello. Quote the entire sentence it appears in. Cite the speaker and reference for each (either the traditional II.i.37 or the contemporary 2.1.37).

For example, if the literary device was Tactile Imagery, you might select the following line:

Othello: No, my heart is turned to stone: I strike it and it hurts my hand. (IV.i,179-180)

If you do not cite the speaker and the act, scene, and line numbers, you will not receive credit for your work.

The List:

• Adage/Aphorism/Axiom
• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Apostrophe (NOT the punctuation; this is the direct addressing of a personified idea or a person not present)
• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• Irony
• Metaphor
• Oxymoron/Paradox (pick one and use it properly)
• Personification
• Pun
• Simile

You may use the same quote more than once if the literary devices are present in different parts of the quote. For instance if a simile contains alliteration, you may use the quote for one or the other, but not both; on the other hand, if the simile appears at the beginning of the quote and alliteration elsewhere, you may use the full quote twice.

Googling or visiting Yahoo Answers (or other web source) will not lead to success. Do the work. There are plenty of examples of each literary device in the play. Find them.

Pre-AP: Things for Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the drop-dead deadline for IWA #3. Find the prompt and details on formatting here. You've known about this since Nov. 16th, 2010. If you have questions, ask them before 10:30 tonight. If you need me to print your IWA for you, it must already be properly formatted; I won't fix it for you this time.

For tomorrow's 6-Week Exam, you should know:

• Definitions of Christmas Carol vocabulary


• Literary Terms from this semester


• Tolstoy's use of literary devices in "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

The vocabulary and story questions will be multiple choice. You must be able to define the literary term and provide a creative example in Section II of the test. (Using or modifying the examples I have provided takes no creativity and will not result in receipt of credit.)

Literary Terms "Flash Cards"

Remember: The examples in green are for demonstration purposes only. You need to come up with your own examples of the literary terms.

Pre-AP: Literary Devices Test Preview

On tomorrow's test you must be able to define and provide your own creative example of the following 20 literary devices. You will not be able to use any texts, notes, personal literary dictionaries, or regular dictionaries. You must use the brain you have in your skull when you arrive in the classroom.

• Adage/aphorism/axiom*
• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Analogy
• Anaphora
• Assonance
• Diction – sentence(s) employing 3+ word choices contributing to same mood/tone
• Flashback
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole
• Imagery, Gustatory
• Imagery, Olfactory
• Imagery, Tactile
• Imagery, Visual
• Irony
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron/paradox*
• Personification
• Simile

Bonuses (cannot raise your grade above 105 points):

• Apostrophe (literary term, not the punctuation)
• Pun
• Synesthesia (literary, not medical definition)

*You need only provide an example of one of these terms; the definition must apply to the term you choose.

Pearl Chapter 4-6 Test Terms and Vocabulary Preview

In addition to having read the second half of Steinbeck's Pearl here are some things you should know before Monday, Nov. 29th.

Literary Terms

• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Analogy
• Assertion
• Fable
• Fairy Tale
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole
• Legend
• Metaphor
• Myth
• Naturalism (as literary style/trend)
• Onomatopoeia
• Oxymoron
• Parable
• Paradox
• Personification
• Sensory Imagery (Auditory, Gustatory, Olfactory, Tactile, Visual)
• Simile

Mood/Tone Words

• Acceptance
• Anxiety
• Bitterness
• Contemplation
• Frustration
• Joy
• Rage
• Sorrow
• Sweetness
• Tenderness

Vocabulary

• Aspirations
• Dehumanize
• Renege
• Reptilian Brain

Mythological Characters

• Cyclops
• Erymanthian Boar
• Hydra
• Kraken
• Medusa
• Pegasus
• Perseus

Lord of the Flies Chapter 1-3 Test Terms and Vocabulary Preview

In addition to the literary terms simile and metaphor you should know the following vocabulary:

• begrudging
• disillusioned
• incongruity
• inquisitive
• loquacious
• vastness

You should also know which of the five senses the following words relate to: auditory, olfactory, tactile.

English II Six-Weeks' Test Review

Here's the word bank for the six-weeks' review crossword puzzle (omit spaces in puzzle):

ACROSS

• ANTAGONIST
• CONFLICT
• COURAGE
• COWERED
• EXPOSITION
• EXTERNAL
• HANDICAPS
• MENACE
• NARRATOR
• NEUTRALIZE
• POINT OF VIEW
• PROTAGONISTS
• RISING ACTION
• SETTING
• SIMILE
• SUN

DOWN

• CHARACTERS
• CLIMAX
• CONSTERNATION
• DIALECT
• FALLING ACTION
• FIRST PERSON
• FUTURE
• HARRISON BERGERON
• INTERNAL
• PLOT
• RESOLUTION
• SYNCHRONIZED
• THEME
• THIRD PERSON LIMITED
• THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT
• VIGILANCE
• WEDDING DRESS
• WINCE

Pre=AP Six Week Test and Vocabulary Preview

For the 6-weeks' test on any/everything we've covered this unit, you should know the meanings of the following literary terms, vocabulary words, etc.:

Literary Terms

• Abbreviation
• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Antithesis
• Aphorism
• Contraction
• Colloquialism
• Ekphrastic poetry
• Hyperbole
• Idiom
• Imagery
• Irony
• Motto
• Neologism
• Onomatopoeia
• Paradox
• Parallelism
• Personification
• Portmanteau word
• Simile
• Slogan

Vocabulary

• Antithetical
• Blissfulness
• Contentment
• Futuristic
• Impassionate
• Irrational
• Nostalgic
• Objective
• Quantitative
• Sarcasm/Sarcastic
• Wistful

You should also be familiar with the Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Hamilton's Mythology.



And for those of you who've read this far, here are three answers to the crossword puzzle review that you probably don't know (omit the spaces):

20-Across: ROAD OF TRIALS
54-Across: CALL TO ADVENTURE
65-Across: SUPERNATURAL AID

Vocabulary for Pre-AP Six-Weeks' Exam

Literary Terms #2 (Ekphrastic Poems)

Literary Terms #1 (Neruda's "Poetry")