ABC ENGLISH MIDTERM REVIEW

A: ALLUSION

• Referring to another story within a piece of writing.
• ''The Gift of the Magi,'' alludes to the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon
• Allows the author to connect their story to other familiar stories that a reader may recognize.

B: BEQUEATH

• A verb meaning "to give or pass on as an inheritence."
• Synonyms: transmit, bestow
• EX: "The grandparents would BEQUEATH their family photos to their grandchildren."

C: CLIMAX

• The high point, or turning point, of the story.
• It is one of the five stages of the plot.
• ''The Most Dangerous Game'' climax - Rainsford appears in Zaroff's bedroom.

D: DIALOGUE

• A conversation between two or more characters.
• Mostly found in fiction stories.
• ''Will you buy my hair?'' asked Della. ''I buy hair,'' said Madame.

E: EXPOSITION

• The part of the story where the characters and setting are introduced.
• One of the five stages of the plot
• ''New Directions'' - ''Annie, over six feet tall, big boned...''

F: FIRST-PERSON PERSPECTIVE

• When the narrator is a character in the story.
• First-person perscpective is found in fiction stories.
• ''On Summer'' was about how the narrator felt of summer.

G: GENRE

• Categories that stories are placed in based on content
• EX: fiction, nonfiction, fables, fantasy, mystery, romance
• ''The Cask of Amontillado'' was a fiction story.
• ''On Summer'' was a realistic fiction story.

H: HANSBERRY

• Lorraine Hansberry is the author of "New Directions."
• She wrote the story in a first-person point of view.
• Lorraine Hansberry recalls her memories of past summers.
• She explains why she had never liked the season very much.

I: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

• Pronouns that do not refer to one specific thing.
• EX: all, another, each, everybody, everything, many
• "Next week, EVERYBODY will be taking the midterms."

J: JEOPARDY

• Peril or Danger
• Putting yourself in jeopardy = Putting yourself in danger.
• "By skipping work, you're putting your job in JEOPARDY."

K: KING SOLOMON

• "The Gift of the Magi" alludes to King Solomon.
• King Solomon was a wealthy son of King David.
• "The Gift of the Magi" says that Solomon would have been jealous of James' watch.

L: LOVE IS THE GREATEST GIFT

• It's not always the material things that are the best gifts.
• In "The Gift of the Magi," Della and Jim couldn't afford to buy each other great gifts.
• They went through so much just to buy each other the perfect present.
• This showed that they loved each other, and would give up their most prized possessions.

M: MOTIF

• A repeating symbol throughout a story.
• "The Gift of the Magi" has a motif of the number 3.
• "Three times Della counted it."
• "life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles..."

N: NOUN

• A word that explains a person, place, or thing.
• EX: Bishop Stang, bicycle, table, Barack Obama.
• Proper nouns name a specific person, place or thing, and starts with a capital letter.

O: OMNISCIENT

• Such as "third-person omniscient"
• When an author shows the inside thoughts and feelings of many characters.
• Toward the end of "The Gift of the Magi," you see the thoughts of both Della and James.

P: PROTAGONIST

• The main character in the story who tries to solve a problem.
• The protagonist in "New Directions" is Annie Johnson.
• Annie led a tough life, yet found a way to bypass this problem, and earn money.

Q: QUOTE

• An excerpt from a writing piece that is written word-for-word.
• Quotation marks surround the excerpt or any dialogue.
• From "On Summer": "I simply thought that summer was a mistake."

R: REALISTIC FICTION

• A made up story that could actually happen.
• Some elements of the story could be real.
• "The Gift of the Magi" is an example of a realistic fiction story.

S: SETTING

• Where and when a story takes place.
• "The Most Dangerous Game" takes place at night on a faraway island.
• A setting could be made or could be an actual place.

T: TRAIT

• A character trait is a distinguishing characteristic or quality of the character.
• EX: nice, funny, fast, witty, kind, mean, hyper
• In "New Directions," Annie Johnson was very determined and caring.

U: UTOPIA

• A land where everything is considered to be "perfect."
• In "The Giver," the community where Jonas lived was a utopia.
• Utopia's may seem to be perfect, but often have many flaws.

V: VERBS

• Action verbs show what the subject is doing in the sentence.
• Linking verbs connect the subject to the predicate in the sentence.
• EX: run, climb, talk, be, with, am, would

W: WORKS CITED

• In order to not be considered plagarism, you must create a works cited page.
• When using someone else's information, you must research certain things.
• If using a web site, you need things such as the author's name, website title, publishing date, date accessed, etc.
• It is very important to create a works cited page, because if you don't it could be considered plagiarism.

Y: YOU CARVE YOUR OWN PATH

• In "New Directions" Annie Johnson doesn't let anything hold her back.
• She had a rough life, but carved her own path for her future.
• This is an example of a theme in a story.

WORKS CITED

• "Scrambled Letters." Photograph. Gallery Hip. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. http://galleryhip.com/scrambled-letters.html
• "Lorraine Hansberry." Photograph. Wikipedia. Web. 10 Jan. 2015. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry
• dougklembara. "King Solomon-The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived (minus Jesus)." Photograph. Brotherhood of Christian Aggies. Web. 11 Jan. 2015. https://brotherhoodofchristianaggies.wordpress.com/2011/09/25/king-solomon-...