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Final Exam Review

Work with a partner, and come up with examples from any of the texts we have read this semester for the terms below. You should know the terms, and be able to apply them or recognize them in text you may not have seen before as well as in those we read including the short stories, The Color of Water, Civil War texts, and Persepolis.

1. Theme

  • The central idea or underlying message of a literary work. Themes often explore universal human experiences and can be stated directly or indirectly.
  • Persepolis — Freedom and individuality are important even under oppression.

2. Conflict

  • A struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot. Conflicts can be internal (man vs. self) or external (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society).
  • Persepolis — Marji vs. the Iranian government (man vs. society).

3. Point of View (POV)

  • The perspective from which a story is told. Determines how much the reader knows about the events and characters.
  • The Color of Water alternates between James's and Ruth's perspectives.

4. 1st Person Point of View

  • The narrator is a character in the story, using "I" or "we" to share personal experiences and thoughts. Limited to the narrator’s perspective.
  • Persepolis — Marji tells her own story using "I."

5. Third Person Limited Point of View

  • The narrator is not a character in the story but focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character, using "he," "she," or "they."
  • A Civil War story focusing only on one soldier's thoughts and feelings.

6. Third Person Omniscient Point of View

  • The narrator is all-knowing and can reveal the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all characters in the story.

7. Protagonist

  • The main character in a story who drives the plot forward. Often faces the central conflict.
  • Marji in Persepolis.

8. Climax

  • The highest point of tension in a story, where the main conflict reaches its peak. Often determines the outcome of the plot.
  • Persepolis — Marji's parents decide to send her to Austria.

9. Characterization (Direct and Indirect)

  • The process by which an author develops characters through descriptions, dialogue, actions, thoughts, and interactions. Explicitly stated=direct implied=indirect
  • Direct: Ruth is described as stubborn in The Color of Water. Indirect: Marji's rebellious actions show her independence.

10. Flat Character

  • A character with limited development who embodies a single trait or idea. Often a minor character.
  • The school principal in Persepolis who mainly represents authority.

11. Dynamic Character

  • A character who undergoes significant growth or change throughout the story, often as a result of the central conflict.
  • Marji changes from a child into a more mature young woman throughout Persepolis.

12. Character Foil

  • A character who contrasts with another (usually the protagonist) to highlight particular qualities of the main character.
  • Ruth and her father in The Color of Water contrast each other, highlighting Ruth's independence.

13. Exposition

  • The introduction of a story, where characters, setting, and the main conflict are established.
  • The beginning of Persepolis introduces Marji, her family, and Iran's revolution.

14. Plot

  • The sequence of events in a story, typically including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
  • The sequence of events in The Color of Water as James learns about his mother's past

15. Metaphor

  • A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, without using "like" or "as."
  • In The Color of Water, water symbolizes identity and life's uncertainties.

16. Personification

  • Giving human traits or qualities to non-human objects or abstract ideas.
  • Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."

17. Onomatopoeia

  • A word that imitates the natural sound it represents.
  • Example: "Boom!" describing an explosion in a Civil War battle.

18. Alliteration

  • The repetition of the initial consonant sound at the beginning of words in a line(s) of poetry.
  • Example: "Wild winds whipped."

19. Hyperbole

  • An exaggerated statement used for emphasis or effect.
  • Example: "I've told you a million times."

20. Symbol

  • An object, character, or event that
  • at represents a deeper meaning or idea beyond its literal sense.
  • The veil in Persepolis symbolizes government control and loss of freedom.