English Semester Test

A static character is one that stays the same throughout a story whereas a dynamic character is one that changes. In your opinion, do you think Bruno is more of a static character or a dynamic character? Explain your answer.

I think Bruno is more of a static character because he doesn’t really change throughout the story. Part of the reason for this is because of how naive he is and doesn’t fully understand what’s going on at Out-With

Why do you think the author decided to tell the story from Bruno’s perspective? What did the story gain from the perspective of Bruno? Explain your answer.

I think the author decided to tell the story from Bruno’s perspective to show everything through a child’s innocent point of view. The story gains the sense of sadness and reality since we know more than Bruno does.

Looking at the end of the story, is there anything that you would have changed? Explain your answer. If you think it should say the same, explain why you believe this.

I would've liked to see the families reaction and to know if they felt any guilt for not telling Bruno the truth earlier or before anything happened to him

Explain how Jack evolves from the first time he sees a pig to the end of the story. What does this symbolize?

Jack starts off as scared to even kill a pig to hunting Ralph and becoming more of a savage hunter. This symbolizes the loss of civilization throughout the story.

When the conch is destroyed, what does this symbolize has also been destroyed? Explain.

  It symbolizes the end of Ralph being a leader and represents any type of order/ rule they had on the island being destroyed.

Explain the irony of how the boys got saved.

 It ends up being Jack’s fire that was supposed to kill Ralph that gets them off the island. Jack never had any intention of wanting to keep the fire going.

Explain how Jack is able to control the other boys?

He uses fear of the beast, promises of food, and power to manipulate the boys.

Line

a group of words on one line of a poem.

stanza

a group of poetic lines that are the equivalent of a paragraph

rhyme

 The repetition of identical concluding syllables in different words.

Rhyme Scheme

 refers to the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line.

syllable

a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants

couplet

 two lines that rhyme and occur back-to-back.

allusion

Unacknowledged reference and quotations that authors assume their readers will recognize

metaphor

A comparison between two unlike things, this describes one thing as if it were something else. Does not use "like" or "as"

simile

A direct comparison between two dissimilar things; uses "like" or "as" to state the terms of the comparison

Imagery

 language that appeals to the reader’s sense; especially sight

haiku

consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third

acrostic

a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out  a word, name, or phrase when read vertically.

limerick

a five-line poem that consists of a single stanza, an AABBA rhyme scheme

sonnet

a type of poem that is comprised of fourteen lines that follow a specific rhyme scheme

epitaph

a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died

ode

a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner

villanelle

 consists of five three-line stanzas and a final quatrain, with the first and third lines of the first stanza repeating alternately in the following stanzas.

free verse

 poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

reflexive pronouns

Reflexive pronouns come after a verb or preposition and point back to the subject. We NEED reflexive pronouns to speak and write in English.

intensive pronoun

a pronoun used to add emphasis or draw attention to a noun or pronoun. They will come after a noun or pronoun and we do not need them in the sentence.