ENGLISH IV REVIEW FOR SPRING SEMESTER FINAL 2017
I.
LITERARY TERMS:
a. Be sure that you know and can recognize the following terms. Examples of these will be on the exam and you will
be asked to identify them. Definitions and examples of each term can be found in the back of your literature book
in the Glossary of Literary Terms beginning on p. R104. There is a Literary Terms packet online on Ms.
McKnight’s CHS webpage, too.
allegoryrhyme schemealliterationsarcasmallusionsatiredramatic ironysettingforeshadowingshifthyperbolesimileimagerysituational ironymetaphorsymbolismmoodthemeonomatopoeiatonepersonificationverbal ironypunrepetitionpoint of view1st person3rd person limited3rd person omniscientII. POETRY: RENAISSANCE, ROMANTIC, VICTORIAN AND CONTEMPORARY PERIODS
a. Reread the following poems that we discussed in class during this semester (each of which can be found in
your textbook and the reading comprehension questions are posted online) and be sure that you understand
the basic themes, literary elements, and figurative language used within each poem. Similar poems may be
on your exam. All of the poems listed below will be provided in the reading packet for the exam, too.
b. Another example of literature from one of these time periods may be on your exam, too.
“The Lamb” by William Blake, p. 770
“The Tyger” by William Blake, p. 774
“Lines Composed Above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth, p. 800-805
“Crossing the Bar” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, p. 941
“Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold, p. 1056
“Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare, p. 330
“Sonnet 90” by Petrarch, p. 336
“Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka, p. 1334
III.
RESEARCH PAPER: Review proper MLA Format and the elements of a strong thesis statement. Handouts
from the research paper can be found on Ms. McKnight’s CHS webpage.
IV.
LATE RENAISSANCE PERIOD: SHAKESPEARE’S TAMING OF THE SHREW
a. Be familiar with the characters and make sure that you can identify their role in the play. The following link
is a helpful reference: http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/shrew/characters.html
b. Review the study guide questions for the play that discuss any quotes or literary elements. Be able to explain
the quotes by identifying the speaker, the situation in which it was said, who it is referring to, and explain
the meaning of each quote in your own words. Copies of the study guide questions can be found on Ms.
McKnight’s CHS webpage. The following is a link to the entire play’s text:
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/taming_shrew/
V.
THE RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY: “A MODEST PROPOSAL”:
Reread this essay found on page 622 of your literature book. Review ALL the reading questions (which can
be found on Ms. McKnight’s CHS webpage) for this essay. There will be questions about the plot and
literary elements used in this 18th century satire that we read in class previously. Make sure you understand
what makes the text an example of satirical literature.