Study Guide for the First Unit Test

This Unit Test will have two parts:

1. Literary Terminology

2. A five-paragraph essay.

Part One: Literary Terminology:

Study the following terms from the glossary section of Literature Craft & Voice:

Close reading	Voice
Conflict	Tone
Foreshadowing	Theme
Metaphor	Simile
Allegory	Symbol
Canon	Bibliography
Carpe diem	Contextual reading
Catharsis	Abstract
Buildingsroman	Image
Falling action	Hubris
Limited omniscient narrator	Omniscient narrator
Unreliable narrator	Antagonist
Protagonist	Character (noun)
Round character	Setting
Realism	Theme
Summary

Part Two: A Five-Paragraph Essay

Prepare by reading the short story, “Miss Brill,” by Katherine Mansfield, in the fiction volume of Literature Craft & Voice.

I suggest that you read the story a number of times, and you should consider how, during this test, you will compose a literary analysis drawing from your knowledge of the literary devices/techniques (consider the list above) that writers use to convey theme. For your essay, you will write and support a thesis statement about the theme, and you should surely arrive to class on the day of the test already knowing your thesis.

Further Information:

Consult “The Assignments Calendar” section of the syllabus for the date/time of this test takes place.

This is a 75 minute timed-examination.