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English 3: Final Exam Review 2013-2014

English 3: Final Exam Review 2013-2014. Literary Terms and Concepts. Religious Group. Fled England Settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony Wanted to PURIFY the church Spread hysteria through Salem Witch Trials PURITANS. Puritanism. A religious-based government THEOCRACY. Puritanism.

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English 3: Final Exam Review 2013-2014

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  1. English 3: Final Exam Review2013-2014 Literary Terms and Concepts

  2. Religious Group • Fled England • Settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony • Wanted to PURIFY the church • Spread hysteria through Salem Witch Trials • PURITANS

  3. Puritanism • A religious-based government • THEOCRACY

  4. Puritanism • A person’s afterlife is determined before birth • PREDESTINATION

  5. Puritanism • Individuals or groups who will go to Heaven • THE ELECT

  6. Puritanism • A speech delivered by a minister to a congregation • SERMON • Example: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards

  7. Literary Movement • Individualism/Non-Conformity • Intuition • Nature • Self-Reliance • TRANSCENDENTALISM • Writers: • Ralph Waldo Emerson • Henry David Thoreau

  8. Transcendentalism • The force that connects all things in the universe • THE OVERSOUL

  9. Literary Term • When changes in the weather or setting reflect the attitude of the characters or society • PATHETIC FALLACY

  10. Literary Term • Long speech • Speaker addresses other characters • Speaker is hesitant to reveal the truth • MONOLOGUE

  11. Literary Term • Long speech • Speaker addressees the audience • Speaker reveals the truth • SOLILOQUY

  12. Hamlet • Place of cleansing • Between Heaven and Hell • The “stop” before Heaven • PURGATORY

  13. Literary Term • A scene in a play that serves as a “breather” from all the tragic events that have occurred • COMIC RELIEF • Example: The gravedigger scene in Hamlet

  14. Literary Term • A part of a story that describes or shows something that happened in the past • FLASHBACK

  15. Literary Term • A concrete object that has an abstract meaning • SYMBOL

  16. Literary Term • A recurring object or idea in a work of literature • MOTIF

  17. Literary Term • A reference to another work of literature, especially myths and the Bible • ALLUSION

  18. Literary Term • A comparison using the words “like” or “as” • SIMILE

  19. Literary Term • An outcome of events contrary to what was expected • IRONY

  20. Literary Term • When an object takes on human characteristics • PERSONIFICATION

  21. Literary Term • An overused expression • CLICHÉ

  22. Literary Term • A conclusion reached by the reader on the basis of evidence and reasoning • INFERENCE

  23. Literary Term • A puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved • RIDDLE

  24. Setting • Time and Place • Layers of Setting: • Microsytem (small) • Mesosystem (medium) • Macrosystem (large)

  25. Microsystem • The setting closest to a person/character • Family/Home • Friends • Neighborhood • Place of Worship • School/Sports Team

  26. Mesosystem • This surrounds the character but does not necessarily affect him/herdaily • Government (laws, acts, funded programs) • Media (TV, film, news, newspapers, magazines, literature) • Geographic location larger than the neighborhood (county, state, region)

  27. Macrosystem • The global level of a person or character’s setting • Country • International relations (war, diplomacy, terrorism)

  28. Let’s practice! • Example: Hamlet • Micro: • Castle Elsinore • Meso: • Monarchy • Macro: • Denmark’s Conflict with Norway(Fortinbras)

  29. Personal Pronouns • First Person: “I” • Second Person: “You” • Third Person: “He,” “She,” “It”

  30. Social Sciences • Psychology: the study of the human mind and behavior • Sociology: the study of social relationships

  31. Oxymoron • Contradictory terms that work together • Examples: • civil war • icy hot • True Lies

  32. Paradox • A statement that contradicts itself but it may be true • Example: It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often, since they are meant to save people time.

  33. Hyperbole • An exaggeration used for emphasis • Example: When the glass fell on the floor, it shattered into a million pieces.

  34. Logical Fallacy • An error in reasoning • An incorrect argument in logic • Examples: • The majority of people like soda.  Therefore, soda is good. • When the rooster crows, the sun rises.  Therefore, the rooster causes the sun to rise.

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