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Getting ready for IB English exams (Paper 1 and Paper 2)
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1
What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
Connotation is the emotional impact of a word; denotation is the definition
Connotation and Denotation are synonyms for each other
Connotation is the definition; denotation is the feelings associated w/word
Connotation describes the syntactical structure; denotation describes words
2
What date is your IB English exams (Paper 1 and Paper 2)?
May 6-7
May 15-16
May 9-10
May 3-4
3
Which books are available to you for Paper 2?
Any books not used in the HLE or IO
Any books not used in the IO
Any books not used in the HLE
Any untranslated books
4
Repetition at the beginning of lines is...
chiassmus
anaphora
anastrophe
epistrophe
5
"Cry me a river" is an example of __________
diction
hyperbole
synechdoche
tactile imagery
6
The lines "Hit me like a ray of sun /Burning through my darkest night" contain what literary device?
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
polysyndeton
7
"Blind black shark swim in me, / move to possess. Slow stupid shape..." contains prominent _____________.
anadiplosis
imagery
alliteration
oxymoron
8
Notes of a Native Son and The Elephant Vanishes, if you are hand-writing about the collection how should you punctuate?
All Caps
Underscores
Underlined
In quotation marks
9
"and I would be enough/and we could be enough/that would be enough." contains what literary device
metaphor
epistrophe
imagery
anaphora
10
If you get a Paper 2 question about relationship dynamics, which characters might fit the best?
Sula & Nel, Cynthia & Tracey
Nora & Torvald, Hamilton & Peggy
Esteban & Clara, Shadrack & Sula
L. Macbeth & Macbeth, the narrator & 100% Perfect Girl
11
The IB Guys recommend students to write out your Paper 2 question at the top of your essay
True
False
12
"Here come the fists, the boots..." contains __________.
allusion
simile
synechdoche
metaphor
13
Which genre and text is NOT correctly matched?
The Elephant Vanishes: collection of short stories
Sweat: novel
Persepolis: graphic memoir
A Doll's House: drama/play
14
How should poem titles be punctuated?
Quotation Marks
Italics
Dashes
Underlined
15
Which text would NOT be a good choice to answer the following Paper 2 Question
Hamilton (bullet motif) and Macbeth (blood motif).
The Great Gatsby (green light) & Their Eyes Were Watching God (pear tree)
"2nd Bakery Attack" (bakery owner & classical) and Nora (tarantella music)
An American Marriage (the Oak tree & Sula (the robins)
16
Which of the following is NOT an indirect characterization method?
inferences readers make about other character's reactions to that character
a character's personality traits as told by the author or narrator
inferences that can be made based upon a character's appearance
inferences about personality based on a character's private thoughts
17
Which of the following is a metaphor (not a simile or personification or hyperbole):
Love is like a rose with thorns.
Love is a battlefield.
Love is the greatest thing in the history of the world.
Love is a fussy baby always needing milk.
18
Criterion B of the Paper 2 Rubric requires students to...
Mention authorial choices
Compare and contrast authorial choices
Describe the plot details closely
Integrate quotes that contain lots of literary devices
19
Which epigraph is NOT matched correctly with the text?
"Returning is the Way of the Tao": FCHFTW
"Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings." - AAM
“The fathers may soar / And the children may know their names”: SOS
Langston Hughes's poem "Let America Be American Again": Sweat
20
When an author places two items near each other to contrast or compare, this is called...
alliteration
juxtaposition
allusion
metaphor
21
Sweat's ending shows the impact of the factory closing: locals are forced out. What is a symbol of this gentrification?
The bar has been sold to a corporation and will now be a seafood spot
Bar has shifted to a fancier place with local, artisan beers
Factory has been torn down and condos have been built
Factory has been converted into a gym for the twentysomethings moving in
22
Which Shakespearean play is referred to Miranda's "Take A Break"?
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
King Lear
A Midsummer Night's Dream
23
Usually written in italics, a playwright adds to give actors and directors guidance about what is happening onstage:
soliloquy
stage directions
fourth wall
monologue
24
"He would've been dead or de
st
itute / without a
c
ent of re
st
itution." from "Alexander Hamilton is an example of:
alliteration
oxymoron
antithesis
consonance
25
What is it called when sentences run across multiple lines of poetry without stopping?
synecdoche
end-stopped
enjambment
caesura
26
An important difference between Paper 1 and the HLE is that....
Students should strive to have several short quotes per paragraph in P1.
Students do not need a conclusion for P1.
Students should connect to another text in the Paper 1.
Students need to have a listing of items in the thesis for P1.
27
How long do students get to write their Paper 2?
2 hours
1 hour, 30 minutes
2 hours, 15 minutes
1 hour, 45 minutes
28
Characterization can be broadly categorized into two types. What are they?
Structural & Syntactical
Metaphorical & Realism
Direct & Indirect
Real & Imaginary
29
"Fear is the first taste of blood in a dry mouth" is an example of _______ imagery.
auditory
gustatory
kinesthetic
olfactory
30
Connotation is...
... when something stands for an idea beyond itself.
... when a part represents the whole
... the emotional impact of a word beyond its denotation
... a comparison between two unlike things
31
Which of the following is an INCORRECT way to punctuate titles (when handwriting)?
Plays: Underlined
Novels: Underlined
Poems: Quotation Marks
Poems: Underlined
32
"It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place.” contains...
anaphora
epistrophe
pun
oxymoron
33
When you write Paper 1, what is the ideal length?
1 long paragraph
3-4 paragraphs
6 paragraphs
5-paragraph essay
34
"picture her dancing / ... puzzled by my faint, persistent scent / beneath her French perfume" contains ____ imagery.
gustatory
olfactory
tactile
auditory
35
How much time do you get to write the 2 essays in Paper 1?
2 hours
1 hour, 45 minutes
2 hours, 15 minutes
1.5 hours
36
When writing about a poem, the poet and speaker/persona are the same?
True
False
37
A simple plan/outline written out is critical to being able to score high on Paper 2
False
True
38
P2: Which character is NOT a good comparison to the young,angry personas in Duffy's "Stealing" & "Education for Leisure"
Meursault from The Stranger
Jason from Sweat
Krogstad from ADH
Shadrack from Sula
39
What do you call the person who writes the play?
novelist
essayist
playwright
play write
40
If you want to discuss the effect of diction (word choice), a good literary term is:
catalogue
alliteration
connotation
anaphora
41
When writing about diction, all of the following EXCEPT which would be appropriate analysis?
... mentioning "the author uses diction"
... making an assertion about why a specific word/diction was chosen
... determining if there is a pattern to the diction being used
... describe the type of diction being used
42
Which two characters in Lynn Nottage's Sweat might symbolize both the reasons and the effects of addiction?
Cynthia and Oscar
Jessie and Stan
Tracey and Brucie
Jason and Chris
43
"He weighed a ton; his torso, / frozen stiff, hugged to my chest, a fierce chill..." contains _______ imagery
visual
tactile
auditory
olfactory
44
What is the word for a pause in the middle of a line of poetry?
enjambment
couplet
end-stopped
caesura
45
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" includes what literary device?
paradox
simile
metaphor
pun
