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Fall Exam Review Guide

Fall Exam Review Guide. December 2016. “ There Will Come Soft Rains ”. Where does the story take place? In a city in California in the near future. Where are the humans? They have all been destroyed in a nuclear war.

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Fall Exam Review Guide

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  1. Fall Exam Review Guide December 2016

  2. “There Will Come Soft Rains” • Where does the story take place? • In a city in California in the near future. • Where are the humans? • They have all been destroyed in a nuclear war. • What is the mood created by the fact that everything is done by machine? • Impersonal • What does the setting of the story suggest about humans? • They are dependent on machines. • How does the house “die” in the story? • It catches on fire and is unable to put the fire out.

  3. “By the Waters of Babylon” • Why does John go to the place of the Gods? • It was a right of passage to become a man/priest and he wanted to seek knowledge. • Give examples of dramatic irony in the story. • Anytime the reader knows more than the characters • What is the theme of the story? • Things are not always what they seem to be. • What is considered the beginning of time to John and his people? • After The Great Burning • What does John realize about himself and his people when he discovers that the “gods” were human? • his people are capable of similar greatness

  4. “MLK and “I Have a Dream” • Where and when was the speech delivered? • In Washington D.C on August 1963, at the climax of a march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. • What is King’s argument? • To fight for equality using decency and peace • Who was his audience? • Anyone who supports civil rights • How did he use his experience as a preacher to persuade people? • He plays on their emotions. • He plays on their guilt. • He references the Bible. • He uses the name of God. • What was the organizational structure? • Problem-solution • Explain the light/dark metaphor MLK uses in the speech • Daybreak (light) represents (hope) and night (dark) represents (slavery)

  5. “MLK and “I Have a Dream” • What metaphor does he use to illustrate America’s broken promise of life, liberty, etc. to the citizens of color? • a promissory note--a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds” • How does King establish his ethos? • By linking the occasion of his speech to the Emancipation Proclamation and by using biblical language (reminding listeners that he is a minister), King defines his personal authority • What appeal is used in the last sections of his speech? • Pathos • How did he deliver a patriotic appeal at the end of the speech • quoting “My country, ‘tis of thee . . ..” • the allusions in the speech.    • “…let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia!” • “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”

  6. “MLK and “I Have a Dream” What persuasive techniques are being used in the following quotes? • “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.” • Parallelism • “Five score year ago…” • Allusion • “I have a dream that one day…” • Repetition • “…the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty…” • Metaphor

  7. “Julius Caesar” • When is the feast of Lupercal? • February 15 • In Act I, scene ii, according to Cassius, who is to blame for Caesar’s rise to power? • Romans like Cassius and Brutus • What is the internal conflict faced by Brutus in Act I? • He is Caesar's friend, but he does not want to live under a king. • Falvius’s conversation with the commoners in Act I gives important information and… • Humor • What may be Brutus’s tragic flaw in Act I based on his reaction to Cassius? • He may be too trusting.

  8. “Julius Caesar” • What do Romans think about suicide according to Cassius and Casca in Act I? • It is an honorable alternative to disgrace.  • What is the best interpretation of the quote about cowards dying many deaths? • Death is inevitable, but fear is a choice. • Why does Cassius talk about swimming with Caesar in Act I? • to show that Caesar is weak and afraid • Act I, scene ii, line 139-141, how can the quote about men and their destinies be interpreted? • Men's flaws, Brutus, lie not in destiny, but in the inferior beings who control the flaws. • In Act I, scene iii, what can we infer that Casca feels about Caesar and the plebeians? • He disliked both Caesar and the commoners.

  9. “Julius Caesar” • What is the main purpose of Act II, scene III, the one with Artemidorious? • to build suspense • Why does Brutus ask his servant what day it is at the beginning of Act II? • to make sure the audience knows this is the day the soothsayer warned about • When Antony delivers a dramatic speech over Caesar’s body, he is alone on stage, this is known as what type of speech? • soliloquy • What props did Antony use during his funeral speech? • Caesar’s body and his will • What is the term used for a long speech by one character heard by others on stage? • monologue

  10. “Julius Caesar” • What are the plebeians like in Act III? • They are easily manipulated. • How does Antony show that the conspirators were not honorable in his funeral oration in Act III? • He contrasts Caesar's deeds with the reasons the assassins give for his death.

  11. EOC Questions?

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