Honors English 1 - Spring Exam

Gothicism

Incorporates supernatural encounters, remote locations, dark secrets, and mysteries for suspense

Bertha

Symbolizes a dark, hidden secret in the novel

Weather Motif

Symbolizes Jane's emotions, with cold representing strain and sunny weather indicating happiness

Bildungsroman

A coming-of-age story where someone loses innocence or grows up

Bird Motif

Symbolizes freedom, especially Jane's desire to escape oppressive circumstances

Red Room

Symbolizes Jane's struggle for freedom, belonging, and happiness

Settings

Locations like Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield, Marsh End, Morton, and Ferndean with symbolic significance

Jane's Search for Independence

Her journey to develop her identity and become an independent woman

Jane's Search for Home and Family

Her quest for love, family, and belonging throughout the novel

Atonement and Forgiveness

Themes of redemption and pardoning in the characters' arcs

Jane Eyre

Protagonist and narrator who values independence, morality, and equality

Mr. Rochester

Jane's employer and love interest, wealthy and passionate with a dark secret

Bessie

Kind maid at Gateshead, a positive figure in Jane's childhood

Miss Temple

Kind teacher who treats Jane and Helen with respect, a positive female role model

Helen Burns

Jane's friend at Lowood who endures hardships with dignity

Mr. Broklehurst

Cruel schoolmaster of Lowood who preaches poverty but lives luxuriously

Mrs. Fairfax

Thornfield housekeeper who reveals secrets to Jane

Bertha Mason

Rochester's insane wife who lives in secrecy at Thornfield

Grace Poole

Careless guardian of Bertha who allows her to escape

Fairfax

Credits Grace with all the evidence of Bertha's misdeeds

Blanche Ingram

Beautiful socialite who hates Jane and wants to marry Rochester for his money

Adele Varens

Jane's lively and spoiled pupil from France, claimed to be Rochester's daughter

Mr. Mason

Bertha's brother who is injured by her during a visit to Thornfield

St. John Rivers

Brother of Mary and Diana, serves as Jane's benefactor and is cold and reserved

Mary Rivers

Jane's cousin who is forced to work as a governess after her father loses his fortune

Diana Rivers

Jane's cousin and closest friend, acts as a role model for Jane

Rosamund Oliver

Daughter of Mr. Olivier, gives money to the Morton school where Jane works

Mr. Lloyd

The Reed's apothecary who confirms Jane's story about her childhood

Subject-Verb Agreement

A verb should agree in number with its subject

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

Anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something

Plural Indefinite Pronouns

Both, few, many, several

Indefinite Pronouns that can be Singular or Plural

All, any, most, more, none, some

Collective Nouns

Nouns that refer to a group or collection of people, animals, or things

Predicate Nominative

A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject

Fragments

Groups of words that do not express a complete thought

Run-Ons (Comma Splices)

Sentences formed when two sentences are run together without proper punctuation

Commas

Used to indicate a pause, separate items in a list, set apart clauses, and more

Parallel Structure

Formatting lists in the same manner to create rhythm and emphasis

Heading

Four lines that contain your name, teacher's name, course, and date

Header

Last name and page number in the top right-hand corner of an MLA document

How to Cite a Book with One Author

Includes author's name, other contributors, version, number, publisher, publication date, and location

How to Cite a Website

Includes author's name and title of the source

Parenthetical Citations

References directing to works-cited-list entries for sources

Quotation Integration

Adding context before using a quote as evidence

Identifying Thesis Statements

Expressing the paper's theme in one sentence

Database

Organized electronic collection for research sources

Formal vs. Informal Writing

Distinguishing between less personal and casual language

Quotation Marks vs. Italics

Differentiating usage for titles of works

Inverted love poem

Describes a woman as average but values inner beauty

Puck

Oberon's mischievous hobgoblin causing chaos among lovers

Titania

Queen of fairies briefly in love with Bottom

Oberon

King of fairies causing chaos with love potion

Hermia

In love with Lysander, affected by magic

Lysander

Athenian in love with Hermia, victim of magic

Helena

Betrothed to Demetrius, lacks confidence

Hippolyta

Queen of the Amazons, symbolizes order

Demetrius

In love with Hermia, ends up with Helena

Bottom

Overconfident weaver with a donkey head

Egeus

Hermia's father, demands her obedience

Theseus

Duke of Athens, represents power and order

Wally Webb

Emily's brother who died young

Louella Soames

Gossipy woman among the dead souls

Emily Webb

Dies in childbirth, realizes life's fleeting nature

Constable Warren

Local policeman in close-knit community

Mr. Webb

Emily's father, editor of the local paper

Mrs. Webb

Emily's mother, shows care and innocence

Sam Craig

Emily's cousin, returns for a funeral

Joe Crowell

Paperboy reflecting the sameness of daily life

George Gibbs

High school star, marries Emily

Dr. Gibbs

Town doctor, neighbor to the Webbs

Mrs. Gibbs

George's mother, emphasizes seizing opportunities

Howie Newsome

Local milkman symbolizing continuity of life

Rebecca Gibbs

George's sister discussing the universe

Simon Stimson

Alcoholic choirmaster exploring small-town limitations

Professor Willard

University professor informing on Grover's Corners