12th Grade English Midterm

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• Inferno Summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhzchIVyzvg

1. Key Concepts: literary representation of Hell, symbolic retribution, characteristics of epic poetry, allegory, author's purpose, terza rima, numeric symbolism
2. Review: plot, setting, characters, themes, text structure

1. allegory, setting, plot, climax, resolution, rising action, falling action, exposition, conflict, protagonist, antagonist, dramatic irony, tone, imagery, symbolism, epic simile, metaphor, simile, allusion, in medias res, synonyms, antonyms, inference, character trait, character motivation, cause and effect, theme, kenning, personification, alliteration, main idea, comic relief, irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic hero

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• (Video Sparknotes- Macbeth) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzAujyWpK_s (Cliffs Notes Summary - Macbeth) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkBp-2fAbiU

1. Review: plot, setting, characters, themes, text structure
2. Key Concepts: comic relief, soliloquy, iambic pentameter, irony, gender roles

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• Beowulf Summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcqMp_D5pdE Beowulf Summary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgK_sunbD6E Epic Hero http://prezi.com/aozqvzwzco0r/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy Anglo-Saxons http://prezi.com/ixeuguy6jxxf/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

1. Review: plot, setting, characters, themes, text structure
2. Key Concepts: characteristics of epic poetry and the epic hero, in media res, Anglo-Saxon culture