Literary Devices
“I want to fly! I want to touch the sun!"
"Finish your eggs first.”
What is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry?
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 @8am
What is the date for the AP exam in English Literature and Composition?
The details that not only depict a time and place, but also convey values associated with that environment.
What is setting?
This classic literary villain, described as a “Machiavellian schemer and manipulator” shares his name with an avian sidekick in the Disney film "Aladdin?.
Who is Iago?
A repeated symbol, image, or idea that helps develop the theme
What is a motif?
“Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most? When they done good and made things easy for everybody? Well then, you ain't through learning-because that ain't the time at all...when you starts measuring somebody, measure him right, child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is.”
What is "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry?
Poetry, prose, and free response.
What are the three topics for the essay questions on the AP English & Composition exam?
Scientifically, this title signifies an occurrence in which an astronomical object is temporarily obscured.
What is the name of the third book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer? (Eclipse)
Repetition at the beginning of phrases/clauses
What is anaphora?
This person wrote, "I promise you that you’ll get your position back again. And if I promise to help someone, I do everything I can. My husband will never get a moment’s rest, I’ll keep him up at night talking about you until he runs out
Who is Shakespeare?
AP rewards all correct answers with points, but does not deduct points for incorrect answers.
What is the penalty for guessing on the AP exam in Literature and Composition?
Comparisons, representation, and associations shift meaning from the literal to the figurative and invite readers to interpret a text.
What is the function of figurative language?
Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in English verse, most famously by William Shakespeare. While "iambic" describes the unstressed/stressed pattern of each two-syllable "foot," the word "pentameter" indicates that there are this many feet within a given line.
What is five?
the deliberate arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence to create meaning, emphasis, and tone
What is syntax?
This character promises to, "put out the light, then put out the light."
Who is Othello?
3 hours total
How long is the AP Lit exam?
Readers establish and communicate their interpretations of literature through arguments supported by textual evidence.
What is Literary Argumentation or What is writing an essay?
Petratchan and Shakspearian.
What are the two most famous types of sonnets?
This writer once said, "We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives"
Who is Toni Morrison?
This is the number of multiple choice questions you will answer on the AP Lit exam?
What is 55 questions?
The details that reveal something about perspectives, motives, values, and intent.
What is the function of character or characters?
This novel by Lois Lowry is the winner of the 1994 Newberry Medal and was ranked as the fourth best children's novel of all time by a 2012 US survey.
What is The Giver?