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Introduction to Literature Midterm Study Guide

1) Short Story Elements

2) Reading Skills (summarizing text, main ideas, inferences, contextual clues)

There is no specific thing you can do to prepare for this. You will have to think on your feet.

3) Language: Grammar & Mechanics (end marks, contractions/apostrophes, conjunctions,

proofreading/editing)

4) Previously Read Literature

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

5) Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

6) Academic Vocabulary: “Tuesday TERMS”

Short Story Elements:

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Elements of Fiction:

setting: foreshadowing: Characterization:

simile: personification: onomatopoeia:

metaphor: hyperbole: allusion:

pun: irony: imagery:

assonance: alliteration: objective tone:

writing that is just factual—it
does not express the author’s
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 personal opinion.

Part 3: Grammar and Mechanics:

END MARKS Apostrophes for Comma-Conjunction: FANBOYS

CONTRACTIONS Write the word each letter stands for.
Given a sentence
without an end mark, she + is = F: To separate a
know how to punctuate
he + is = A: two complete
it: period,
question mark, or could + not = N: thoughts from
exclamation point.
would + not = B: one another,
BTW Use a period for an should + not= O: use a comma +
indirect question.
cannot= Y: a FANBOYS
EX. The teacher asked for the
students to study. did + not = S: conjunction.
will + not =
would + have=
should + have=
could + have =
might + have =
Comma appositive:

,
Tell about
intro phrase:

equal adjectives:
using
commas in
these list of at least 3 things:
situations.

Colon Describe the situations for using a colon.

:
Semi-colon Describe the situations for using a semi-colon.

;
Plural & Circle the correct answers.
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 Possessive Do you add ’s to a singular noun to make it plural? YES NO
Nouns
Do you add s to a singular noun to make it plural? YES USUALLY

’
NO

Do you add ’s to a singular noun show it possesses something? YES NO

Apostrophe Do you add ’s to a plural noun that ends in s to show it possesses something? YES
NO

Do you add ’ to a plural noun that ends in s to show it possesses something? YES
NO

Part 4: Previously Read Literature

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
character Who is this person? What sort of person is he? What does he want?
Sanger
Rainsford
protagonist
General Zaroff
antagonist

Ivan
X
Conflict: man vs.___________ A theme in this story could be: ________________
Fill in the major details of the plot. “The Most Dangerous Game”
Exposition: Problem: Rising Climax: Falling Resolution:
Action: Action:
Rainsford
jumps off
of the cliff Do the events of the
into the story change the
protagonist as a
sea. person?
yes no

“The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant

character Who is this person? What sort of person is s/he? What does s/he
want?
Madame Loisel
protagonist
Monsieur Loisel

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Madame
Forestier X
Conflict: man vs.___________ A theme in this story could be: ________________

Fill in the major details of the plot. “The Necklace”

Exposition: Problem: Rising Climax: Falling Resolution:
Action: Action:
Madame
Loisel loses
the
diamond Do the events of the
necklace at story change the
protagonist as a
the ball. person?
yes no

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe

character Who is this person? What sort of person is he? What does he want?
Montresor
protagonist
Fortunato
antagonist

Luchesi What IS a “Cask of Amontillado”?

Conflict: man vs.___________ A theme in this story could be: ________________

Fill in the major details of the plot. “Cask of the Amontillado”
Exposition: Problem: Rising Climax: Falling Resolution:
Action: Action:
Montresor
chains
Fortunato to
the wall.
Do the events of
the story change
the protagonist as
a person?
yes no

“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry

character Who is this person? What sort of person is s/he? What does s/he
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 want?
Della
protagonist

Jim Dillingham
Young

Madame
Sofronie X X
Conflict: man vs.___________ A theme in this story could be: ________________
Fill in the major details of the plot. “The Gift of the Magi”
Exposition: Problem: Rising Climax: Falling Resolution:
Action: Action:
Della sells
her hair to
a wig Do the events of the
story change the
maker. both protagonists
as a person?
yes no

Part 5: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

character Who is this person? What sort of person is s/he? What does s/he want?
Romeo

Juliet

Friar Laurence

The Nurse

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Benvolio

Tybalt

The Prince

Mercutio

Lord Capulet

Lady Capulet

Paris

Lord Montague

Apothecary

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Conflict: man vs. Theme:
Fill in the major details of the plot.
Act I Problem: Act II Act III Act IV Act V
Exposition: Rising Action: Climax: Falling Action: Resolution:

Do the events of the

story change the
characters as people?
yes no

playwrights: drama: aside: monologue:

soliloquy: acts: stage directions: Tragic hero:

Tragedy: Tragic flaw: sets: dialogue:

Part 6: Academic Vocabulary:

Directions: Write a synonym for each word. BINDER Section A

Haughty: Aplomb: Accentuate: Bamboozle:

Cower: Decorum: Aptitude: Impertinent:

Jovial: Laconic: Brandish: Quandary:

Quota: Repose: Tumult: Vacillate:

Concoction: Virtuoso: Symbiosis: Renegade: