Honors English 201 Exam Review

A person who actively apposes to someone or something

"Hence! Wilt thou lift up Olympus?"

Protagonist - a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something 

I committed suicide by swallowing hot coals.

main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly

"You know not what you do. Do not consent That Antony speak in his Funeral"

Leading character of one of the major characters

I interpreted a dream to get Caesar to go to the senate house.

Used to join independent clauses not joined by a comma

Things are healthful, People are healthy 

The fire ____(affected, effected) the building. The ___(affects,effects) were devastating.

What do Books symbolize? 

poem with 14 lines written in iambic pentameter

What type of Shakespearean plays did Queen Elizabeth I like? 

A number

What level of education did Shakespeare have?

Can be used either as an expletive at the beginning of a sentence or as an adverb

Killed by Montag after arriving at Montags house to burn it down.

Used in literature where logical deductions are made based premises assumed to be true

I was the first to stab Caesar

A person who narrates something

I was described by Brutus as a "blunt fellow"

Do not use the preposition of in place of the verb have.

A preposition , begins a prepositional phrase or an infinitive

What type of factory did the characters at the end of the book plan to build?

What does the Salamander symbolize? 

Usually takes a direct object

A state of feeling of excited or anxiously uncertain about what may happen

I read Caesars will to the crowd.

Words that only last for a period of time. A form of nonstandard English 

Instructions indicating movement, position and effects

Category of artistic composition characterized by similarity in form, style, or subject matter

All four conflicts are in Fahrenheit 451

The mechanic fixed the car. This sentence is an example of...?

Speaking ones thoughts aloud when by oneself

Remark made by a character in a play intended to be heard by audience, but not other characters

Conversational English

Everyone was _____(accepted,excepted) into college ____(accept,except) Latrell.

four lines in a group

A play intended to make an audience laugh.

Abbreviation for Missouri 

I was the feast day which Caesar returned

"O ye gods. Render me worthy of this noble wife"

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

The attribution of personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman 

I was killed by a mob for having the same name as a conspirator

Used for things that can be counted

Used for lists, time, references, Bible verses, salutations in business letters 

What does the Phoenix symbolize? 

Caesar asked me to touch Calpurnia

A division in an act

"Beware the Ides of March"

Used quantities that cannot be controlled

Which one is NOT a type of conflict?

Usually refers to time

Never takes a direct object

An old former professor who helps Montag on his journey.

Slang or dialect. Follows no rules

The car was fixed by the mechanic. This sentence is an example of...?

Who did Brutus address in his speech? (In order)

means "to put or set (something) down". Usually followed by a direct object.

"...Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read"

considering things, which shows the opinion, feelings of the individual involved in a situation

Caesar thought I had a mean and hungry look and such men are dangerous

process authors use to develop characters and create images of the characters for the audience 

Where was Shakespeare's  hometown?

I offered the crown to Caesar three times

I celebrated my birthday at the Battle of Philippi

Acting troop who performed all of Shakespear's plays

A major division of a play

A story told through characters and played by actors

character serves to highlight an attribute of another character by providing a contrast.

"Caesar, thou art revenged, Even with the sword that killed thee"

I pleaded with Caesar to return my brother from banishment

I saw Caesar's Ghost

Who was in the first Triumvirate?

The verb burst has the same present, past and past participle

Who did Antony address in his speech? (In order)

What does Fire symbolize? 

Subject performs the action

I pretended to be Brutus on the battlefield

I helped Cassius commit suicide

an adverb, modifies adjectives and other adverbs

I should____(have, of) known he couldn't keep a secret.

I commanded Brutus to join the conspirator group

"I have a man's mind, but a woman's might"

Informal English that is cultural.

"O Julius Caesar, thou are mighty yet!"

Tells a story of the fall of a person of high status

Air pollution ___(affects, effects) elderly people most of all.

Simile - figure of speech involving comparison of something to another. Uses like or as

means "additional" or "to a greater degree or extent"

Means "allow to remain:

A possessive pronoun always modifies a noun

means "to recline". Never followed by a direct object

What college did Shakespeare attend?

a scene set in time earlier than the main story

Object of the action functions as the sentence subject and main verb

A firefighter who is accused of having books and has to escape the city before he is killed.

Brainwashed by society, constantly watches TV and uses seashells to fall asleep

What type of Shakespearean plays did King James I like?

Figure of speech where words expressed mean something else. Used for humorous effects

I cut myself on the leg to prove I was strong

Used in comparison

I was a poet

Who was in the second Triumvirate?

The secret is only____(between, among) the two of us.

means "to permit"

I was one who tore down decorations welcoming Caesar

to carry from a near place to a more distant one.

A neighbor of Montag who is considered different and is "accidentally" hit by a car. 

Abbreviation for Tennessee 

Refers to distance

I neglected to read the paper on the way to the senate 

Used to separate three or more words and separate adjectives

to carry from a distant place to a nearer one.

How many syllables are in each line a sonnet (iambic pentameter)

Type of English that follows rules that are set forth for grammar and spelling

Warning or indication of a future event.

A place or type of surroundings where events take place

A contraction for they are

Figure of speech in which a word is applied to an object/action.  Does not use like or as

I helped Brutus commit suicide

Professional English. Used to type papers

Weakness of a character that brings about a tragic hero's downfall