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B5 Mid-term Review Questions

Literary Works

The Odyssey

  • What is the background of The Odyssey? Of the Trojan War?
  • Can you name the Twelve Olympians? Which theological system did the Ancient Greeks follow? What makes the Greek Gods and Goddesses stand out from other religions?
  • Can you summarize each of the 24 books? Can you give a rough description of the journey of the titular hero?
  • What is an epic poem? How is this different from Frost's The Road Not Taken?
  • What are the themes of this work?
  • Who was the author? Was it one person or multiple people?
  • What influence did The Odyssey have on Western culture? Why had this work last so long?

The Metamorphosis

  • When is The Metamorphosis set in?
  • To what extent does the author's personal life relate to his work?
  • Is there more than one metamorphosis in the story? Should it be called "Metamorphoses" instead?
  • Which mental illness is highlighted in this work?
  • Which literary devices can be found?

The Road Not Taken

  • What is a poem? What are the two defining characteristics of poetry?
  • What is The Road Not Taken about?
  • Can you identify the rhyming scheme? What is a meter? What is iambic pentameter?
  • What are the consequences of choice? Which path would you take? Why?
  • Compare The Road Not Taken to Dr. Seuss' The Zode In The Road

Essays

Expository Essays

  • What are expository essays?
  • What are they used for? How? When?
  • Which voice is used when writing expository essays?

Reports

  • What are reports? How to write fantastic reports and where to find them?
  • What is the main goal of a report?
  • How are reports different from expository essays

Summaries

  • What are summaries? How are they different from reports?
  • Have you written summaries before? Are they formal or informal?
  • Can you use this skill outside of the classroom? How?

Writing Techniques

Formal Voice

  • What is the formal voice?
  • How is it used? When is it used?
  • Which words are generally avoided while using formal voice? Is there an informal vocabulary?
  • Which viewpoint is usually used in formal voice? Why?

Storytelling techniques

  • What are story arcs? Define the Hero's Journey.
  • What are protagonists? Antagonists? Do they have arcs as well?
  • What is ""Show, don't tell""?
  • Where can you apply storytelling techniques?

Freewriting

  • What is freewriting as a writing technique?
  • How is it best utilized? How often should you do it?

Paraphrasing

  • What is paraphrasing? Why is it important? Paraphrase this section.
  • What are a few approaches to paraphrasing?

Brainstorming

  • What is a mind map? Was this covered in class?
  • How is brainstorming done as a group?

Citing and plagiarism

  • Why do you have to cite your work? Is this important?
  • How do you find reliable citation sources?

Proofreading

  • The improtance of proofreading? Do you proofread?

Presentation Techniques

  • What are nervous ticks?
  • How should you address the audience while speaking?
  • How to improve your speaking skills? How to overcome stage fright?

Writing Devices

Punctuation Marks

  • List all (commonly used) punctuation marks. Do you know how to use each punctuation marks correctly?
  • When do you use parentheses instead of quotation marks?
  • Where would you put a semicolon?
  • What is the Oxford comma? How do you use it?

Symbolism, Motifs and Themes

  • How do each of these build up from one another?
  • What are some prevalent themes in the works we covered?
  • Commonly found symbols in literature?

Metaphor and Simile

  • What's the difference? How do they relate to each other?

Other literary devices

  • Alliteration
  • Allegory
  • Anthropomorphism vs Personification
  • Euphemism
  • Irony/ Sarcasm
  • Imagery
  • Satire
  • ... and many more.
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