English III Fall Final Review 2014

The Crucible (lit. book pg. 134 )

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What is John Proctor's over all motivation for confessing to the affair with Abigail?
What is a "crucible" and its meaning to the play?
What is Reverend Parris's motivation during the course of the play?
Look over Biblical allusions in ACT I & II.
Identify the significance of John Proctor and Reverend Hale's changes through the play. Identify
quotes from each character, quotes that reflect their impact and personalities throughout the play.
6. Look over your charts for character development from each ACT and themes associated with each
character. This is a chart that was filled out throughout the play in class.
Rhetoric & Patrick Henry
Rhetorical Terms:
1. ad hominem argument-a fallacy of argument in which a writers claim is answered by irrelevant
attacks on his or her character.
2. either/or fallacy -a fallacy of argument in which a complicated issue is represented as offering only
two possible coursed of action, one of which is made to seem vastly preferable to the other. Either-or
choices generally misrepresent complicated arguments by oversimplifying them.
3. ethos-the self-image a writer creates to define a relationship with readers. In arguments, most writers
try to establish an ethos that suggests honesty and credibility.
4. logos OR logical appeal-a strategy in which a writer uses facts, evidence, and reason to make
audience members accept a claim.
5. pathos OR emotional appeal-a strategy in which a writer tries to generate specific emotions(such as
fear, envy, anger, or pity) in an audience to dispose it to accept a claim.
6. rhetorical fragment-a non-grammatical sentence that is purposely short that is used to emphasize
the point being made by being very brief: Stop.
7. rhetorical questions-questions posed to raise an issue or create an effect rather than to get a
response: Do you know that near to four hundred are in the jails from Marblehead to Lynn, and upon
my signature? [Danforth in Act III of The Crucible]
8. syllogism-in formal logic, a structure of deductive logic in which correctly formed major and minor
premises lead to a necessary conclusion:
Major premise
All human beings are mortal.
Minor premise
Socrates is a human being.
Conclusion
Socrates is mortal.
Patrick Henrys Speech (Lit. book pg. 228.)
1. What is one of Henrys metaphors he uses throughout the speech? What effect does it have?
2. Which form of rhetoric does Henry rely on heavily?
3. Review the allusions used throughout the speech and their effect
4. Review the syllogism used in the speech
5. What is Henrys famous either/or statement in his speech?
Romanticism:
1. What are the characteristics of Romanticism?
2. How is Romanticism different from the Age of Reason?
3. What is an allegory?
4. How is "Masque of the Red Death" an allegory?
5. What do the following represent?
the prince
the abbey
the series of seven rooms
the clock
the stranger

English III Fall Final Review 2014

Review Emersons Self-Reliance (it is only one page long in the lit book- pg.368)
The main theme is trust yourself.
Understand the big quotes like:
o We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of
that divine idea which each of us represents
o Trust thyself, every heart beats to that iron string
o Consistency is the hobgoblin of the little mind
o To be great is to be misunderstood
Review Thoreaus Walden: Where I Lived and What I Lived for (Lit. book pgs. 380-383)
The main theme is to live life with purpose, and to experience life to the fullest.
Understand the big quotes like:
o I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of
life
o I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartanlike
o Still, we live meanly, like ants
Review Poes Masque of the Red Death (lit book- pg. 446)
See list under Romanticism above.
Fahrenheit 451 - plot, characters, dominant themes and historical connections.
o Themes: Entertainment, Government, Individualism/Conformity (Self-awareness), Personal
relationships, Education/Knowledge/Ignorance.
o Symbols: fire, nature, technology, mirrors, colors.
o Satire information Be able to identifythe satirical terms on front of packet.