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Unit 4 Lit Test Study Guide

Study Guide Overview

  • Purpose: Guide for exam preparation

Class Environment

  • Distractions can hinder focus

  • Importance of maintaining a respectful learning environment

Exam Structure

  • Question values: 5 points, 10 points, and 15 points for the last question

Key Literary Terms

Contrast

  • Definition: Showing differences to highlight particular characters, settings, or themes

  • Importance: Creates conflict, develops characters, and enhances meaning in a text

  • Elements that might be contrasted: Characters, settings, themes

Context

  • Functions:

    • Create conflict

    • Develop characters

    • Enhance the meaning of the text

Archetype

  • Definition: Original model or pattern recognized universally in literature

  • Carl Jung's contribution: Archetypal criticism

  • Notable archetypes:

    • Characters: Hero, villain, underdog

    • Settings: Ocean, winter, garden

    • Events: Fall from grace, quest, sacrifice

Narrative Techniques

First Person Narration

  • Definition: Storytelling from the perspective of a character using 'I' or 'we'

  • Limitations: Biased viewpoint, restricted information

  • Example: Unreliable narrators (e.g., "Tell-Tale Heart")

Stream of Consciousness

  • Definition: Mimics the thought process of a character

  • Characteristics: Sensory details, unusual punctuation, incomplete thoughts

Tone and DictionTone definition: Narrator's attitude toward the subject matter

  • Recognizing tone through diction choices, syntax, and detail

Thesis Statement

  • Effective thesis must be:

    • Specific

    • Defensible

    • Address questions: What, How, Why

Body Paragraph Structure

  • Importance: Develops and supports the thesis statement

  • Requires integration of textual evidence and commentary linking back to the thesis

Reading Assignment

  • Read "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield

    • Focus on identifying the illuminating moment and its significance in the story

Writing Prompt for Essay

  • Reflect on an illuminating incident in a novel/play and its function in the overall work

    • Use examples from "Miss Brill"

Final Reminders

  • Utilize the Google Classroom resources for materials and thesis example