From Mango Street to Tehran
These Devices are LIT
Dost thou know it?
Writing a literary analysis essay
Final Exam Format Basics
100

The 9th grade book that most clearly reveals the theme that young love can be tragic. 

What is Romeo and Juliet?
100
A comparison between unlike things without using "like" or "as"

What is a METAPHOR?

100

THOU

What is YOU?

100
The last sentence of your introduction, in an literary analysis essay
What is your thesis statement, or OELI thesis statement?
100

The length of your exam period

What is 2 hours?

200

The religious institution that Adichie paints as oppressive in the life of Kambili and her family

What is the Catholic Church?

200

A group of lines in a poem

What is a STANZA?

200

ART

What is ARE?

200

The three parts of a strong literary analysis thesis statement

What is an observation, effect, and larger implication?

200

The books you can use for the essay portion 

What are any books from this course?

300

The 9th grade book with this line:

I have inherited her name, but I don't want to inherit her place by the window.

What is The House on Mango Street?

300

The term for a sentence that runs onto the next line, in a poem.

What is ENJAMBMENT?

300

DOST

What is DO?

300

The last sentence of a PEAL paragraph

What is a "link" back to your point or thesis statement?

300

The length of the multiple choice section 

What is 1 hour?

400

The 9th grade book with this line:

“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”

What is Born a Crime?

400

The kind of imagery that appeals to our sense of taste

What is GUSTATORY?

400

THY

What is YOUR?

400

The name for the citation style used within the body of a literary analysis essay

What is in-text citation?

400

The name of the standardized test your final essay question is based on

What is AP Literature?

500

The 9th grade short story with this ironic line:

″‘Come,’ I said, with decision, ‘we will go back; your health is precious.‘”

What is "The Cask of Amontillado"?

500

The 2 literary devices in this line:

The bus shrieked so loudly the whole world could hear it. 

What is PERSONIFICATION and HYPERBOLE?

500

ERE

What is BEFORE?

500

The best verb to use if you are analyzing symbolism (and not saying symbolize)? 

AND the ideal length of analysis relative to evidence in a literary analysis essay?

What is represent or stand for AND 2-3x the length of the evidence?

500

A passage by this author we read in class this year will DEFINITELY appear in the multiple-choice section of the final exam.

Who is Shakespeare?

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