American Lit II Midterm Review Associate Adjunct Professor Becky Villarreal Before beginning the exam, please email your instructor for the password. To access the exam, go to Blackboard and click the Assignments folder. The midterm is worth a maximum of 100 points or 20 percent of your grade. This exam will test your knowledge of literary terms, MLA, grammar, punctuation, the Late 19th and Turn of the Century writers, and the works of the Early Modern and Lost Generation. Give your instructor 48 hours before checking your final grade by accessing the Tools folder. If the midterm is submitted more than two weeks late, you will only be able to earn a maximum of 50 points. Be Familiar with the Following Works: Kate Chopin's :The Awakening Click here for Analysis of Chopin's novel O. Henry (1862-1910): Gift of the Magi Click here for Analysis of O. Henry's work William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) :"The Great Figure"; "Spring and All" Click here for Analysis of "Spring and All" Click here for Analysis of "The Great Figure" T. S. Eliot : "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; "The Waste Land" Click here for Analysis of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Click here for Analysis of "The Waste Land" Ernest Hemingway: "Hills Like White Elephants" Click here for Analysis of "Hills Like White Elephants" Know the Definitions of the Following Terms: Romanticism Realism Naturalism masculine and feminine rhyme Internal rhyme assonance and consonance iambic pentameter tetrameter Foot, Meter Blank verse, Free verse spondee, trochaic prosody Quatrain Refrain Sonnet Ode, Lyric Speaker, Narrator Epic poem Prose Ballad Alliteration Stanza Onomatopoeia Incantation Repetition Theme and Central Idea Point of View Narration, Narrative Conflict Characterization Protagonist Antagonist Plot Symbol Simile and Metaphor Irony Personification The links below should be helpful: Virtual Glossary of Literary Terms Literary Glossary Fiction Terms Basic Poetry Terms The Poetry Corner Explicating a Poem What is Poetry? What Can You Expect to See on the Exam? Part I: Multiple choice and true false questions worth a total of 50 pts. You will have two attempts. Do not retake after first attempt with a score of 35 points or higher.   Part II: Two short essays (100+ word paragraphs) worth 25 pts. each (not available two weeks after the deadline). Points will be taken off for mechanics and documentation. Also, you must respond in your own words, using examples from the text--no research allowed. One question will be over one of Chopin's novel; the other question will be about the short stories, essays, or poetry. Please copy and paste the questions into Word. Then, if you are booted, you can email me your answers. Created by Becky Villarreal Austin Community College 2008