NAME: __________________________
LIT & COMP I HONORS: Mrs. Marino
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE – 128points
SEMESTER I
Semester 1 Exam Review
Part I: Literary Terms: This section of the test is matching. In addition to studying the definitions of these terms,
review how these terms relate to the short stories we read this semester. They will come up on multiple-choice
questions about the short stories as well.
1. Setting
2. Conflict
3. Internal conflict
4. External conflict (4 kinds)
5. Plot (know exposition, narrative hook, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
6. Point of View (4 types)
7. Theme
8. Foreshadowing
9. Symbolism
10. Imagery
11. Unreliable narrator
12. Diction
13. Dialect
14. Protagonist
15. Antagonist
16. Methods of Characterization
17. Flat characters
18. Round characters
19. Static characters
20. Dynamic characters
21. Verbal Irony
22. Situational Irony
23. Dramatic Irony
24. Tone
25. Mood
26. Figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification)
27. Suspense
28. Flashback
29. Style
30. Metonymy
31. Gothic Elements
32. definition of perverse
Part II: Short Stories: Refer to your handouts, notes, study guides, and questions at the end of the stories. You
should be prepared to answer multiple-choice questions about the following stories:
 “The Scarlet Ibis”
 “Everyday Use”
 “Two Kinds”
 “The Cask of Amontillado”
 “The Black Cat”
Part III: Short Story: You will read a short story that we have not read in class and answer multiple-choice
questions about it related to literary terms and plot.
Part IV: Great Expectations: Multiple-Choice and short answer: Be prepared to answer multiple-choice questions
for Great Expectations. Most of the questions pertaining to plot will come from Stage 3.
 The story
o Characters
o Plot
o What each stage represents in Pip’s life
o Coincidence in the plot
o Good and evil- society’s perceptions (Magwitch vs. Compeyson for example)
o Class distinction in Dickens’ world & social injustice
o The Victorian Gentleman
o Parables (Pharisee and Publican)
 Literary Elements that apply to the novel
o Major themes
o Foil characters
o Static Characters
o Dynamic Characters
o Imagery
o Symbolism
o Setting- how it reflects plot
o Allusion
o Important quotes that reflect theme
o Bildungsroman
o Satire
Part V: You will write two paragraphs (7-10 sentences, well-developed paragraphs). One will focus on Great
Expectations, and the other will focus on short stories. You must adhere to the rules of formal writing that we have
discussed throughout the semester.
 You MUST write in the literary present!
 You MAY NOT use contractions!
 You MUST write in the third person (No I, you, we, us)!
 You MUST include a topic sentence and concluding sentence!
 You MUST use specific examples from the text!