FINAL REVIEWSchwarz/NewApplied English 3June 2013

Vocabulary Review Adjoining: touching at a point, adjacent Corpulent: having a large, bulky body,

obese Covet: enviously desiring something

belonging to someone else Jovial: full of good humor Malicious: feeling malice or ill will

Vocabulary Review Retain: keep possession of, hold Admonish: warn of fault, reprove,

caution Censure: criticize harshly, find fault with Resent: feel or show annoyance Ingenious: clever, smart, sly

Vocabulary Review Libel: to injure a person’s reputation by

making false statements Anticipation: looking forward to a future

event Panorama: full range of an area Trite: overused, lacking freshness Bliss: perfect happiness

Vocabulary Review Obliterate: destroy all trace of Tedious: tiresome, boring task Countenance: look or expression on

one’s face Affliction: anything causing mental and

or physical suffering Tranquil: free from agitation

Literary Terms Alliteration: repetition of the initial

consonant sound Simile: expressed comparison of two

unlike things using like or as Metaphor: an implied comparison Hyperbole: extreme exaggeration

Literary Terms Imagery: presenting a vivid picture to

evoke emotions Onomatopoeia: words that sound like

the word they represent Ex. The “pop” of the breaking balloon

Personification: using human or animal qualities to describe inanimate objects

Poetry Terms Epic Poem: a poem written about a hero

and his/her deeds Stanza: two or more lines in poetry that

relate to each other Rhyme: words that have a similar sound Rhyme Scheme: a pattern of rhyme Sonnet: a 14-line poem Blank verse: no particular rhyme

scheme

“Remember” author: Alice Walker Poem written about an injured slave girl

who transforms herself into a strong, healed woman

Uses the terms ‘justice and hope’ as a positive way to overcome her situation

“Your Hand in Mine”author: Alaide Foppe Poem written from the mother’s

perspective about her child

Discusses the strong bond between mother and child

Discusses how mother and child both need each other for strength and survival

“Dad”author: Elaine Feinstein Poem about young woman remembering

her father when he was alive

She feels sadness , but has fond memories of her father

Father suddenly died of a heart attack

Macbethauthor: William Shakespeare Shakespeare was born in 1564 Macbeth is a tragedy Macbeth receives three prophecies from

the witches (three is repeated in the play)Foreshadows future events

Macbeth desires to become King of Scotland

Lady Macbeth is greedy and strongly urges Macbeth to kill King Duncan

Macbeth Drug servants so they sleep through

Duncan’s murder Macbeth becomes very guilty and has

hallucinations Lady Macbeth becomes guilty and ends

up committing suicide After much ambitious killing, Macbeth is

beheaded by Macduff Soliloquy: speech alone on stage letting

the audience know the actor’s thoughts

Mole PeopleAuthor: Jennifer Toth Story written by journalist Jennifer Toth Describes life of the homeless living in

the abandoned transportation tunnels of NYC

Bernard “Lord of the Tunnels” tries to help the homeless by keeping them safe and proving food. Described as ‘animalistic’

Bernard stands up to Hector who was terrorizing people

Mole People Many homeless are mentally ill and

have drug addictions Police have difficulty helping because

they are afraid to go into the tunnels Hub- central location Bernard kept a fire

burning with coffee and food Disdain- to look down upon Dangers of tunnels-disease, violence