AP Exam
Two sections:
- Multiple choice: 50-55 questions over 4 passages; 60 minutes.
- tests vocab
- keep a running paraphrase going on as you read
- beware of answers that don’t answer the question completely, are too broad, too narrow, or are not backed by textual evidence.
- Essays: 3 essays; 120 minutes
- two closed readings: Deals with a "closed" prompt
- one open prompt: asks about how a literary technique functions and how it is developed in a work of literature (outside knowledge)
Literary term flashcards: http://quizlet.com/1526669/literary-terms-ap-english-literature-flash-cards/
Cliffsnotes on the AP Lit Exam: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Section/AP-English-Language-and-Composition-Exam-Format.id-305363,articleId-31642.html
Allusion
- A reference to another work of literature or event in history.
- the connotations that come along with allusions allow a writer to convey a lot of information, while technically saying little (very useful for poets!)
- for a reader to understand an allusion, it is necessary that he knows what the writer is referring to; broad concepts (often biblical ones) are assumed to be generally known, but there is always a chance that the writer will be misunderstood or that a reference will pass unbeknownst to the reader.
Meaning and Idea
- meaning is the experience that a piece provides.
- total meaning: the overall experience that the piece provides
- prose meaning: can be separated out and analyzed; a prose paraphrase may be extracted.
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