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SOPHOMORE HONORS STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM SPRING 2015

amend        chaos            somber        implicate

abhor        turbulent        reprehensible        waive

revel        commend        condolence        reprisal

apathy        ingenuous        quandary        animosity

decrepit    deviate            emaciated        limpid

brash        copious        rancor            poignant

palatable    omnipotent        covet            askew

vanguard    sinuous        misnomer        respite

augment    tentative        cursory        adversary

demise    demise        precedent        altruistic

 

These are the main words to study --

 

REVIEW:

 

Othello plot and characters

Wuthering Heights plot and characters

Rhetoric (logos, pathos, ethos)

A Modest Proposal

All literary devices (simile, metaphor, allusion, allegory, personification, paradox, etc.)

Review all the book presentation information  for significant information about the book

Review the prompts (handouts) we discussed in class.

Byronic Hero

Neoclassic period

Romantic period

Gothic



When asked to write a brief paragraph be sure to include a strong thesis and support - but brief paragraph.  

 

Be able to write a complete theme statement for the following and apply them to a work we covered this semester.

 
  • Madness/obsession

  • Good vs evil

  • Monster inside all of us

  • Nature vs nurture

  • Man vs the natural world

  • Identity

  • Power
Author: Theresa Sperduto
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