Period Four Literature Review

Period Four Literature Test Review : 

Period Four Literature Test Review Mr. Wilcox 11A

“The Devil and Tom Walker” : 

A. Author—Washington Irving B. Summary—Tom meets devil in forest and eventually sells his soul for wealth. In the end the devil collects his soul. C. Characters—Tom Walker, devil, wife D. Terms—Imagery, characterization “The Devil and Tom Walker”

“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” : 

A. Author—Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Summary—Dr. Heidegger gives four friends a potion to become young. They became young, acting irrationally, and eventually returned to being old. C. Characters-Dr. Heidegger, Widow Wycherly, Mr. Gascoigne, Colonel Killigrew, Mr. Medbourne D. Terms—imagery, foreshadowing, symbolsim, gothic, allegory “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”

“A Rose for Emily” : 

A. Author—William Faulkner B. Summary—Emily Grierson was a southern woman from a high standing family separation issues. When Homer Barron refused to marry her, she killed him and kept him in her bed. C. Characters D. Terms “A Rose for Emily”

“The Life You Save May Be Your Own” : 

A. Author B. Summary C. Characters D. Terms “The Life You Save May Be Your Own”

“A Good Man is Hard to Find” : 

A. Author B. Summary C. Characters D. Terms “A Good Man is Hard to Find”

“The Yellow Wallpaper” : 

A. Author B. Summary C. Characters D. Terms “The Yellow Wallpaper”

“The Story of an Hour” : 

A. Author B. Summary C. Characters D. Terms “The Story of an Hour”

“I Stand Here Ironing” : 

A. Author B. Summary C. Characters D. Terms “I Stand Here Ironing”

ISM : 

Feminism Gothicism Southern Gothic Psychological Realism ISM

More Terms : 

Imagery Irony Foreshadowing Setting Character Plot structure Voice POV More Terms