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English IV

This review guide covers vocabulary units 9-16 and the topic of characterization in Beowulf. It includes examples of direct and indirect characterization, as well as literary devices such as alliteration and kenning. The guide also discusses the different forms of the English language and provides practice questions for the final exam.

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English IV

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  1. English IV Review for Final Exam 2015

  2. Vocabulary • Units 9-16 • 35 m/c questions

  3. Characterization • Do you remember characterization from Oscar Wao? • Direct Characterization • Indirect (actions, words, looks, thoughts) • Well, you’ll have to apply it to Beowuf. • Let’s practice…

  4. Characterization Grendel was the name of this grim demon haunting the marches, marauding around the heath and the desolate fens; he had dwelt for a time in misery among the banished monsters, Cain’s clan, whom the Creator had outlawed and condemned as outcasts. How would you describe Grendel?

  5. Characterization • And how did you come to this conclusion? • Indirect characterization through the character’s actions • Indirect characterization through the character’s speech • Indirect characterization through the character’s looks • Indirect characterization through the character’s thoughts

  6. Alliteration • The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words • He hates having Harry hit his face.

  7. Consonance • The repetition of consonant sounds, usually in the middle or ends of words. • With a path forth I cometh

  8. Assonance • The repetition of vowel sounds, often in stressed syllables • We shall see thee in Cali

  9. Kennings • hyphenated kenning • open compound kenning • possessive kenning • prepositional phrase kenning • Please remember kennings are metaphors that appear as multiple words.

  10. Hyphenated Kenning • Whale-road

  11. Open compound Kenning • Helmet bearers

  12. Prepositional phrase kenning • Givers of knowledge

  13. Possessive Kenning • student’s bane

  14. The Epic • One of the oldest forms of literature • Usually a long narrative poem • Tells the story of a hero • Centers on voyage or mission.

  15. The English Language • Old English • Beowulf • Middle English • Canterbury Tales • Modern English • Elizabethan English • Today’s English.

  16. The Essay! • A writing prompt about…

  17. Summary • Honors English IV: Semester two final exam review guide • The multiple choice portion: • -Vocabulary units 9-16 • -Characterization in Beowulf • -Alliteration, Assonance, Consonance, and Kenning • -The Epic: definition, elements, and conventions • -Different forms of the English language • The essay portion: • TBD.

  18. Review for Final Exam May 21 (multiple choice) May 22 (essay) All you need is a #2 pencil Good luck!

  19. UNIT NINE Back to Table of Contents

  20. Unit Nine Libby cursed the _____ of a society that would willfully watch itself be mocked and humiliated on television. (A) psyches (B) mores (C) segues (D) concessions (E) consecrations Back to Table of Contents

  21. Unit Nine Do not agree to _____ any arguments between Kate and Alice; you’ll probably end up fighting with one or both of them yourself. (A) segue (B) succor (C) expiate (D) adjudicate (E) consecrate Back to Table of Contents

  22. Unit Nine Mike was so angry at his sister that he declared she would never be able to _____ the wrong she had done to him. (A) transpire (B) adjudicate (C) conspire (D) expiate (E) consecrate Back to Table of Contents

  23. Unit Nine Henry’s mother advised him to be _____ in his financial affairs, but still generous to those in need. (A) morose (B) judicious (C) impious (D) execrable (E) sacrosanct Back to Table of Contents

  24. Unit Nine Some advertising agencies are totally _____; they base their actions on what sells rather than what is right or wrong. (A) expiated (B) amoral (C) sacrosanct (D) judicious (E) execrable Back to Table of Contents

  25. Unit Nine “Although the food was barely edible and the service _____,” the reviewer wrote, “the dining room did have a charming atmosphere.” (A) amoral (B) morose (C) obsequious (D) impious (E) execrable Back to Table of Contents

  26. Unit Nine A stricter father would have rebuked his son for such _____ jokes and rude pranks, but Todd enjoyed his child’s irreverence. (A) morose (B) execrable (C) sacrosanct (D) impious (E) concurrent Back to Table of Contents

  27. Unit Nine The battlefield where many people had given their lives was _____ in our memory. (A) sacrosanct (B) innate (C) consecrated (D) morose (E) expiated Back to Table of Contents

  28. Unit Nine Madeleine’s dark, _____ expression became one of beaming joy as she realized her father had not forgotten to come to her play after all. (A) impious (B) mores (C) morose (D) sacrosanct (E) amoral Back to Table of Contents

  29. Unit Nine Certain texts have become _____ in the teaching of literature; anyone who dares question them is branded an enemy of art. (A) judicious (B) morose (C) amoral (D) impious (E) sacrosanct Back to Table of Contents

  30. UNIT TEN Back to Table of Contents

  31. Unit Ten Surely, no one is so _____ as to take everything the Mayor says at face value. (A) iconoclast (B) inimitable (C) artless (D) inert (E) inanimate Back to Table of Contents

  32. Unit Ten Was this book the key to the island people’s mysterious _____, or would the strange pictures remain a puzzle for another hundred years? (A) iconography (B) purveyance (C) artifice (D) purview (E) proviso Back to Table of Contents

  33. Unit Ten Although her problems were no different from anyone else’s, Maria faced them with a(n) _____ dignity that set her apart from the crowd. (A) execrable (B) iconoclastic (C) inert (D) inimitable (E) artless Back to Table of Contents

  34. Unit Ten The faded poster read, “Presenting Miss Pamela, Beloved _____ of Screen and Stage.” (A) icon (B) artifice (C) iconoclast (D) proviso (E) purveyor Back to Table of Contents

  35. Unit Ten A little-read _____ on page 65 of the contract cut the actors out of all profits if they were ever arrested. (A) purveyance (B) emulation (C) proviso (D) purview (E) icon Back to Table of Contents

  36. Unit Ten Mrs. Park was pleased when her children chose to _____ their parents rather than the violent heroes of the morning cartoons. (A) emulate (B) purview (C) purvey (D) expiate (E) concur Back to Table of Contents

  37. Unit Ten The historian wrote that every _____, no matter how radical, eventually becomes a figure to be rebelled against. (A) purview (B) icon (C) artifice (D) purveyor (E) iconoclast Back to Table of Contents

  38. Unit Ten No amount of _____ could disguise the young man’s calculating ambition. (A) inimitability (B) emulation (C) inertia (D) mores (E) artifice Back to Table of Contents

  39. Unit Ten When Mrs. Dworsky caught sight of her husband lying _____ on the floor, she let out a shriek. (A) emulate (B) inert (C) sacrosanct (D) artificial (E) morose Back to Table of Contents

  40. Unit Ten As I was transferred from department to department within the bank, I began to wonder if my problem lay within anyone’s _____. (A) iconography (B) purveyor (C) emulation (D) purview (E) artifice Back to Table of Contents

  41. Unit Ten Even after winning the lottery, Sam went back to being a(n) _____ of used books and records. (A) purview (B) emulator (C) purveyor (D) icon (E) iconoclast Back to Table of Contents

  42. UNIT ELEVEN Back to Table of Contents

  43. Unit Eleven The landmines which still littered parts of the country were a remnant of its _____ struggles. (A) salubrious (B) inconsolable (C) internecine (D) innocuous (E) salutary Back to Table of Contents

  44. Unit Eleven The medicine had quite a(n) _____ effect on the five patients, and they went home the next day. (A) salutary (B) inconsolable (C) salubrious (D) procuring (E) innocuous Back to Table of Contents

  45. Unit Eleven Before Chairman Kagani could even greet the crowd with a(n) _____, hecklers began to shout insults at him. (A) procurement (B) salutation (C) solace (D) concurrence (E) discordance Back to Table of Contents

  46. Unit Eleven The traveler asked if anyone knew where he could _____ a good meal and a bed for the night. (A) procure (B) console (C) sinecure (D) succor (E) purvey Back to Table of Contents

  47. Unit Eleven Although the glue seemed _____ enough, it could be deadly if swallowed by a child. (A) inconsolable (B) internecine (C) incurious (D) inimitable (E) innocuous Back to Table of Contents

  48. Unit Eleven The support group was formed to provide _____ to relatives of car-crash victims. (A) salutation (B) sinecure (C) mores (D) proviso (E) solace Back to Table of Contents

  49. Unit Eleven Maurice’s puppy became so _____ when its favorite toy was taken away that it did not eat for two days. (A) innocuous (B) internecine (C) inconsolable (D) execrable (E) inert Back to Table of Contents

  50. Unit Eleven Frank, hoping to land a(n) _____ somewhere in the state government, was horrified to learn he would actually have to go to work. (A) procurement (B) purview (C) solace (D) salutation (E) sinecure Back to Table of Contents

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