Semester One Final Exam Study Guide

Part One: Literary Elements & Devices To really do well on the final, you must know the definition of each term listed AND be able to recognize an example of the element or device in context. Remember, I put examples for the terms in the study guide for each story. These are in the “Class Documents” tab on my website. Use your yellow packet!

Omniscient Narrator Dramatic irony Unreliable Narrator Situational irony Tragic Flaw Foreshadowing Alliteration Man vs. Man conflict Allusion Man vs. Self conflict Analogy Man vs. Society conflict Idiom Man vs. Nature conflict Metaphor Symbols & Motifs Simile Satire Parallelism Direct Characterization Personification Indirect Characterization Puns Foil Character Tone Limited Omniscient Narrator Mood

Part Two: Works & Authors

This semester we have read eight short works of fiction. I expect you to know the title, author, and general plot of each one.

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson “The Tell-Tale Heart” By Edgar Allan Poe “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty

Part Three: Vocabulary We have studied 18 vocabulary words as well as nine (9) affixes this semester. I expect you to know the definition of each word or word part. I also expect you to be able to use the vocabulary words correctly in context.

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