Name: Teacher: MOUNT PEARL SENIOR HIGH English 1201 Study Guide and Practice Midterm (2016-17) SECTION I: Artistic Visual (6 marks) QUESTION TYPE # OF QUES. VALUE Selected Response N/A N/A Constructed Response 1 6 marks To prepare for the visual section of your exam, you should be familiar with: Various types of VISUAL ELEMENTS / PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN Symbolism attached to various COLOURS and types of LINE The types of questions you could be asked will likely focus on: MOOD THEME SAMPLE VISUAL: PART A: Constructed Response (6 marks) 1. What mood is created by this visual? Explain with reference to TWO visual elements or principles of design. 2. What is a possible theme communicated through this visual? Explain with reference to TWO visual elements or principles of design. Note that will you NOT have any choice with regards to the question you respond to on the midterm exam. The choice here is to indicate what questions you could potentially be asked.
SECTION II: Poetry (19 marks) QUESTION TYPE # OF QUES. VALUE Selected Response 7 7 marks Constructed Response 2 6 marks To prepare for the poetry section of your exam, you should be familiar with: ALL poetry terms provided at the beginning of the unit Examples of TONE words Examples of MOOD words Characteristics of LYRICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, and NARRATIVE poems Various TYPES of poetry that exist The types of questions you could be asked will likely focus on: TYPE (LYRICAL, DESCRIPTIVE, or NARRATIVE) MOOD TONE THEME IMAGERY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SAMPLE POEM / QUESTIONS: FROM BLOSSOMS Li-Young Lee From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at the bend in the road where we turned toward signs painted Peaches. 5 From laden boughs, from hands, from sweet fellowship in the bins, comes nectar at the roadside, succulent peaches we devour, dusty skin and all, comes the familiar dust of summer, dust we eat. 10 O, to take what we love inside, to carry within us an orchard, to eat not only the skin, but the shade, not only the sugar, but the days, to hold the fruit in our hands, adore it, then bite into 15 the round jubilance of peach. There are days we live as if death were nowhere in the background; from joy to joy to joy, from wing to wing, 20 from blossom to blossom to impossible blossom, to sweet impossible blossom. PART A: Selected Response (7 marks) 1. What type of poem is this? A. Ballad B. Blank verse C. Free verse D. Sonnet
2. What literary device has been used in the following lines: this brown paper bag of peaches / we bought from the boy / at the bend in the road (2-4)? A. Alliteration B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Simile 3. What emphatic device is used in the following lines? From laden boughs, from hands, from sweet fellowship in the bins (19-22)? A. Alliteration B. Onomatopoeia C. Parallel structure D. Rhyme 4. What is the best meaning of the bolded word in the following lines: to hold / the fruit in our hands, adore it, then bite into / the round jubilance of peach (14-16)? A. An expression of determination B. An expression of joy C. An expression of respect D. An expression of indifference 5. What figurative device is used repeatedly in the following lines: O, to take what we love inside, / to carry within us an orchard, to eat / not only the skin, but the shade, / not only the sugar, but the days? A. Metaphor B. Onomatopoeia C. Personification D. Simile 6. Which is the best possible theme for this poem? A. Decisions made in the past will inevitably determine the direction of the future. B. Outward appearances do not always reflect reality. C. The simplest moments in life can bring the greatest pleasure. D. The transition from childhood to adulthood is a liberating experience. 7. What is best figurative interpretation of the lines There are days we live / as if death were nowhere / in the background? A. There are moments in life when we are completely free of worry. B. There are moments in life when we can fulfill our hopes and dreams. C. There are moments in life when we knowingly risk our lives. D. There are moments in life when we pretend to be happier than we are. PART B: Constructed Response (12 marks) 1. What mood is created in this poem? Explain your choice with TWO specific references to the text. 2. What is the tone of this poem? Explain your choice with TWO specific references to the text. 3. Locate one strong example of figurative language used in this poem. Explain what two things are being compared, how they are alike, and how this comparison is effective. 4. Locate one strong example of imagery used in this poem. Explain what type of imagery has been created, what figurative devices have been used (if any), and how this image is effective. 5. What central theme is developed throughout this poem? Explain your choice with TWO specific references to the text. Again, notice that there will only be TWO constructed response questions on your exam. The five questions included here should indicate what kinds of questions you could be expected to respond to.
SECTION III: Analytical Essay (20 marks) This essay will require you to analyze EITHER A Midsummer Night s Dream OR The Giver. The nature of this essay will be very similar to the one you already wrote on The Giver; you will need to discuss how THREE narrative elements function to develop a fourth narrative element. To prepare for this essay, you should be familiar with each of the following elements for BOTH TEXTS: SETTING CHARACTER (MAJOR / MINOR) CONFLICT (INTERNAL / EXTERNAL) IRONY MOTIF SETTING THEME Furthermore, you should be able to discuss the connections between these elements and explain how they influence the development of each other. ALSO, you will not have access to a copy of either text so the examples you give will have to be very specific summaries of situations/events. SAMPLE QUESTIONS: 1. Discuss how IRONY, CONFLICT, and CHARACTER all help to develop a central theme throughout A Midsummer Night s Dream by William Shakespeare. 2. Discuss how SETTING, INTERNAL CONFLICT, and EXTERNAL CONFLICT help to develop Jonas character in The Giver by Lois Lowry. SECTION IV: Personal Essay (10 marks) This essay will require you to respond personally to a NARRATIVE or EXPOSITORY prompt. While your response to a narrative prompt will likely vary in terms of how you choose to organize it, an EXPOSITORY essay response must: Contain a strong THESIS STATEMENT Reference TWO points to be made or examples to be referenced Be organized into TWO paragraphs Feature a CONCLUDING STATEMENT at the end. Remember, there are different ways you can organize an expository essay, depending on the prompt you ve been given: Cause and effect Compare and contrast Example and illustration Problem and solution Process analysis SAMPLE PROMPTS: 1. There is a belief that if you leave it to fate everything will work out in the end. Write a narrative that describes a time when leaving things to fate made a difference good or bad in your life. 2. If opportunity doesn t knock, build a door. Milton Berle Write an expository essay in which you explain and illustrate the deeper meaning behind this statement. SUGGESTED SECTION TIME-FRAMES: SECTION TIME SECTION TIME Visual 10 mins Poetry 35 mins Analytical Essay 45 mins Personal Response Essay 30 mins There will only be one question on the exam focusing on ONE of the two texts we studied in-depth