English 9
Name_____________________
SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW
To help you prepare for your exam, complete this worksheet.
THEME
What is theme? (define it)
Theme is…
Now think about some of the literature we have read this semester.
Identify one theme from the following pieces of literature.
“The Necklace”
Of Mice and Men
Your Tiered Novel (The first
novel you read this year.)
Novel Title =
IMAGERY
What is imagery? (define it)
Imagery is:
Now read “A Dream Deferred” from your Hopes and Dreams Unit Introduction handout again. Identify two pieces of
imagery from the poem and explain what the imagery is telling reader.
Example of Imagery
What is that imagery telling the reader?
LITERARY TERMS
What is setting? (define it)
What is the setting in Of Mice and Men?
What is conflict? (define both kinds)
List an EXTERNAL conflict in Of Mice and Men.
List an INTERNAL conflict in Of Mice and Men.
What is one type of irony is present in “The Necklace”?
What is irony? (define all three kinds)
CHARACTER STUDY
List one weakness and one strength of Lennie.
List one weakness and one strength of George.
ESSAY FORMAT
What is the purpose of an
introduction paragraph?
What is the purpose of a
thesis statement?
What is the purpose of a
topic sentence in a body
paragraph?
What is the purpose of the
explanation after a piece of
textual evidence?
What is the purpose of a
concluding sentence?
What is the purpose of a
concluding paragraph?