1. Remember: This is your FINAL EXAM
SLO Review
Remember: This is your FINAL EXAM

2. Part I: MLA

3. What does the title of an MLA research paper reveal about the contents?
The title typically reflects what the paper will be about
It is the main idea of the work or the over-arching topic with the “angle” of the research given

4. What are the margins of your paper, using mla format?
The paper should have a 1” margin
The header (last name/page number) is set at .5”

5. Tell me about the heading on an MLA paper:
Located on the top left of the paper
Double spaced
Order: You, Me, We, Date
Date is in inverted order with no commas
EXAMPLE: Bill Smith
Mrs. Rager
British Lit
18 April 2016

6. What are the formatting specifications for an mla paper?
Double Spaced throughout
Times New Roman Font, 12-point
Works Cited page
Last Name & page number on the top right (in the HEADER feature) on every page
The title of your essay should never be ALL CAPS, Italicized, Underlined, or Boldface

7. What does the WORKS CITED page look like?
Double Spaced throughout
Times New Roman Font, 12-point
Works Cited is centered at the top and is never in ALL CAPS, Italicized, Underlined, or Boldface
Alphabetized by the first word (typically, the author’s last name)

8. Poetry review Poems have stanzas, as prose has paragraphs.
Stanzas have lines, as paragraphs have sentences.
To find rhyme scheme, look at the last word of each line and assign the first line a. Any subsequent ending word in a line that “rhymes” with the first line will also be assigned an a.
The narrator in the poem is called the speaker
The poet is rarely (if ever) the speaker, so simply refer to the speaker in the poem when discussing the poem.

9. Literature terms Review
Parallelism: Parallel structure is repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance; parallel structure helps to organize ideas, making a text or speech easier to understand. It can also create a satisfying rhythm in the language an author uses.
Cause/Effect: Explain reasons why something happened or the effects of something. These paragraphs can be ordered as causes and effects or as effects and then causes. The cause and effect text structure is generally used in expository and persuasive writing modes.
Problem/Solution: divides information into two main sections, one that describes a problem and one that describes a solution
Chronological Order: arranges information according to a progression of time, either forward or backward

10. Literature terms Review
Figurative Language: Words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. That’s why one shouldn’t say, “I am literally starving.”
Simile
Metaphor onomatopoeia
Paradox hyperbole
Personification euphemism
Couplet paradox
Free verse imagery
Blank verse personification
Slant rhyme Adverb Clause
Pun
Synecdoche/metonymy