English/Schwartz

Lord of the Flies Unit Test REVIEW

Vocabulary words that will appear on the test

(matching word to correct definition):

1.       proffer

2.       officious

3.       tumult

4.       inscrutable

5.       furtive

6.       blatant

7.       chastisement

8.       incantation

9.       interminable

10.   chasm

11.   brandishing

12.   sagely

13.   fervor

14.   parody

15.   derision

16.   toiled

17.   gesticulate

18.   purged

19.   luminous

20.   cower

Literary Terms (matching terms to correct definitions AND examples, as well as multiple choice about some of these in the book):

·         Personification

·         Simile

·         Metaphor

·         Onomatopoeia

·         Repetition

·         Alliteration

·         Sensory Language (Imagery)

·         Symbolism

·         Theme

·         Allusion

·         Allegory

Texts with which to be familiar:

·         The plot, characters, and author of Lord of the Flies, as well as key passages that we read/discussed in class

·         “Why Boys Become Vicious”

·         John Locke and Thomas Hobbes

·         Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

·         Moral Development of Children (particularly Piaget and Kohlberg)