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Pre-IB English 9 – Study Guide

Sonnets

Write the letter of the definition beside the correct term

Alliteration

Allusion

Apostrophe

Assonance

Audience

Theme

Connotation

Consonance

Hyperbole

Imagery

Irony

Metaphor

Meter

Motif

Personification

Simile

Setting

Speaker

Symbol

Tone

A. the voice the writer has chosen to project in order to relate to readers

B. the target population addressed by the literary work

C. the emotional implications a word may carry

D. an extreme exaggeration

E. brief reference to a person, event, or work of art

F. use of language that appeals to the senses

G. the repetition of consonant sounds in order to create a harmonious effect

H. A pattern of repeating stresses and syllable counts used consistently through a line

I. the notion or concept at the center of a literary work

J. something concrete, like an object, place, person, or event, that represents something abstract

K. attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

L. the time and place where the story occurs

M. mode of speech in which words express a meaning different to the intended meaning, by intention or ignorance

N. the voice of the work

O. a figure of speech using the words like or as

P. an implied comparison (not using like or as)

Q. the repetition of initial identical consonants sounds or any vowel sounds in closely associated syllables

R. attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

S. A recurrent image, word, object, phrase, or action throughout the literary work

T. the repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words

U. A figure of speech where someone, some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is addressed as though present

Be sure to study the TPFASTT! Know how to analyze a sonnet you have never seen before!

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Stanza

Rhyme Scheme

Turn

Octave

Couplet

Sonnet

Sestet

Quatrain

Conceit

Iambic Pentameter

Romeo and Juliet

1. What happens first out of the following events:

a. Romeo goes to the partyb. Mercutio diesc. Romeo swallows the poisond. Paris offers his hand in

marriage to Juliet2. What happens last out of the following

events:a. The Balcony sceneb. Juliet goes to the Friar to

escape her marriage to Parisc. The Friar marries Romeo and

Julietd. Romeo does not receive the

Friar’s letter3. Which of these events are the climax:

a. Romeo meets Julietb. Romeo and Juliet commit

suicidec. Juliet refuses to marry Parisd. Romeo kills Tybalt

4. In the exposition of the story, the reader learns that the __________ family and the __________ family hate each other.

5. In what order do the following characters die in the play?

1. Romeo 2. Juliet 3. Lady Capulet 4. Mercutio 5. Tybalt

a. 4 3 5 1 2b. 4 5 2 1 3c. 4 5 1 2 3d. 4 5 3 2 1

A. 14-line poemB. 5 sets of syllables in one lineC. the pattern of rhyme in a poem (ABAB, AAAA, etc.)D. a group of lines in a poemE. 8 linesF. 6 linesG. 4 linesH. 2 linesI. a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objectsJ. the spot where the focus shifts

6. What is the setting of the play?a. Romeb. Veronac. Greeced. Athens

7. What does Shakespeare mean by “star-crossed” lovers?

a. They are going to meet each other under the stars

b. They are now a constellation in the stars

c. They were fated by the stars never to be together

d. They will die underneath the stars

8. Who is Benvolio?a. The jokerb. The wine tasterc. Romeo’s friendd. A servant of the Capulets

9. What does Lord Capulet previously think, before his daughter disobeys him, about giving Juliet’s hand in marriage to Paris?

a. She needed some time to grow up and become a lady

b. She needed to get married as soon as she could

c. Paris did not deserve Julietd. Juliet should be able to pick

her own husband

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10. How can Romeo go to the Capulet party and not be recognized?

a. He disguises himself as Tybalt

b. The party is a masqueradec. He can sneak in through the

gate and hided. He can wear a hat that

covers his face11. Romeo first was in love with

__________. What happened to her?a. She drownedb. She committed suicidec. She refused himd. She became a nun

Aside

Dramatic Foil

Dramatic Irony

Chorus

Foreshadowing

Monologue

Oxymoron

Pun

Soliloquy

Tragedy

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

1. Who is Puck?a. Lysander’s servantb. The servant to King Oberonc. The ruler of the kingdom of

Athensd. A participant in the play for

King Theseus’s wedding

12. Who is the Nurse?a. the woman who nursed Julietb. Romeo’s motherc. the Friar’s wifed. Lysander’s suitor

13. In the end of the play, what is the final resolution?

a. the two families fight b. the two families ignore each otherc. the two families solve their

differencesd. the two families dishonor Romeo and Juliet and never speak of them again

A. the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

B. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

C. a character who highlights the traits of another character through contrast

D. a speech by one actor

E. occurs when another character(s) and/or the audience know more than one or more characters on stage about what is happening

F. A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character

G. a play on words

H. A character speaks his/her internal thoughts, while alone on stage

I. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

J. an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined

2. In Athens, if a girl does not marry who her daddy says, she has three options. Name them.

a. _______________b. _______________c. _______________

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3. Label the diagram with the following names:

Demetrius, Lysander, Helena, Hermia4. What changes by the end of the play in

this diagram?a. Hermia loves Demetriusb. Lysander loves Hermiac. Helena loves Lysanderd. Demetrius loves Helena

5. Who is getting married at this time period?

a. Hippolyta and Theseusb. Egeus and Helenac. Demetrius and Hermiad. Oberon and Titania

Comedy

Doubling

Double Plot/Sub Plot

Tragicomedy

Characters in MND

Theseus

Hippolyta

Hermia

Demetrius

Helena

Lysander

Peter Quince

Bottom

Titania

Oberon

To Kill a Mockingbird

1. ___________ - appeals to your emotions in a positive or negative way

2. ___________- a moral argument, credibility of a product

3. ___________-statistics that show that it is worth it to buy the product (discounts is another form of this)

A. a comedy with serious elements or overtonesB. A minor plot that occurs simultaneously with the major plotC. One actor plays multiple partsD. Main characters manage to avoid disaster to have a happy ending

A. woman marrying the King of AthensB. Hermia's friendC. a workman who gets the head of a donkeyD. daughter of EgeusE. King of AthensF. the organizer of the play for the weddingG. the owner of the little changeling boyH. loves HermiaI. made his wife fall in love with a donkeyJ. ran off with Hermia into the woods

For To Kill A Mockingbird – Flip through your book and look at your own annotations to remember the plot and the characters.

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Maus

1. What is NOT one of the reasons why Spiegelman chose comics as the medium for his story?

a. He liked drawing comicsb. He was bad at writingc. He wanted to prove that

comics can be on serious topics

d. He wants the readers to picture the scenes

2. Why did Spiegelman pick mice to represent the Jews?

a. To depict how small the Jews were

b. To dehumanize the Jewsc. To show that the Jews were

dehumanized and looked down upon by the Nazis

d. To show how the Jews liked to hide

3. ___________ - if we see an image, we perceive the whole, even if one part is shown

4. ___________-empty space between panels

Moment-to-moment

Action-to-action

Subject-to-subject

Scene-to-scene

Aspect-to-aspect

Non-sequitur

5. Why did Spiegelman decide to tell a story about the Holocaust?

a. Because there were not enough books about the Holocaust

b. He wanted to reveal the bad qualities of his father

c. He was proud of his Jewish heritage

d. It was a way for him to be more open about his Jewish heritage

6. What is the purpose of cartooning?a. To draw picturesb. To show a scene you couldn’t

show with wordsc. To focus of specific details to

amplify a certain meaningd. To convey emotions to the

reader7. ___________- box that the story is put

into

A. a series of seemingly non-sensical images and/or words

B. used to convey a fast-moving pace

C. compressed to a manageable length while still allowing for a range of time spans

D. slowing down the action

E. moving the story forward while changing angle to direct attention

F. slowing the reading of the scene, moving around to different images of the same scene

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Frequently Confused Words

A lot – always use expression as two words

Accept – to receiveExcept – but

Advice - suggestions for how to actAdvise – to give suggestions on how to act

Affect – to influenceEffect – the result of an action

All right – do not use alright as one word

Already – previouslyAll ready – everyone is prepared

All together – everyone in the same placeAltogether – entirely

Allusion – an indirect referenceIllusion – false idea or impression

Altar – a table used in a religious ceremonyAlter – to change

Awhile – period of time (adverb)A while – period of time (noun)

Between – used to refer or compare two nouns (preposition)Among – to show a relationship between a group of people

Borrow – take something that needs to be returnedLend – to give something that must be returnedLoan – amount borrowed

Bring – moving from a distant place to a closer oneTake – movement from a nearby place to a more distant one

Brake – a stopping deviceBreak – to destroy

Desert – a wastelandDessert- a sweet meal following a dinner

Council - people running local affairs

Counsel – someone who gives adviceConsul – government official

Complement – something that completes anotherCompliment – a flattering comment made to another

Capital – seat of governmentCapitol – building for law-making body

Fewer – not many Less – a smaller amount of something

I lost the rest of the unit 2 words so look yours up:)

Hanged – put to death by hangingHung – all other uses

Hear – using the earsHere – telling where something will be

Holy – sacredHoley – full of holesWholly – totally, fully

In – inside, withinInto – indicates movementIn to – adverb with “to” part of infinitive phrase

Its – inside, withinIt’s – contraction

Lead – to go firstLed – past tense of lead

Learn – to receive knowledgeTeach – to impart knowledge

Leave – to go awayLet – to allow or permit

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Loose – free, not tightLose – to suffer loss

Passed – past tense of passPast – showing direction

Personal – individualPersonnel – group of people working at the same place

Precede – go beforeProceed – to continue

Principal – head of schoolPrinciple – rule of conduct

Raise – to move up somethingRise – to move upward

Respectfully – with respectRespectively – in the order named

Quiet – silent, stillQuite – wholly, rather

Shone – past tense of shineShown – past perfect tense of show

Sit – to place oneself in a sitting positionSet – to place or put

Stationary – in a fixed positionStationery – writing paper

Then – at that timeThan – comparisonThen – next

Their – possessive of theyThere – a placeThey’re – contraction (they are)

To – prepositionTo – part of an infinitiveToo – too much, alsoTwo – 2

Who’s – contraction (who is)Whose – possessive of who

Waist – the midsection Waste – needless expenseWaste – to spend foolishly

Weather – conditions outdoorsWhether – as in whether or not

Your – possessive of youYou’re – contraction for you are

Grammar – The first ten questions will be in the same format as our last quizzes. Just study for this section like you did for the quizzes

Vocabulary: I have posted Quizlet Flashcards with all of the words. Print them out and attach them to this study guide. You can also study them online

http://quizlet.com/12266023/print/