Terms
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
These words are FANBOYS or_______.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A literary device that uses vivid language to create a mental picture in the reader's mind. It can appeal to the five senses.
Ex: "The sweater that smells like cottage cheese."
What is imagery?
Jing-mei's deaf piano teacher
Who is Old Chong?
You need to score this to potentially get college credit on the AP Lit. exam.
Hint: You can earn between a 1-5
What is a 3?
In Eleven by Sandra Cisneros, the protagonist, Rachel, is upset when her teacher makes her take this item.
What is a red sweater?
What are changes in tone, mood, or subject matter?
Hint: They can be subtle or dramatic and often signal important turning points in meaning.
What are shifts?
The repetition of initial consonants.
Example: Magical Monica
What is alliteration?
Waverly Jong is a prodigy in this activity.
What is chess?
The amount of question on the MCQ (multiple choice question) section on the AP Literature and Composition exam.
What is 55 questions?
In Eveline, Eveline faces a difficult decision when this man wants her to leave Dublin and start a new life with him.
Who is Frank?
Pairing two things in your analysis.
Hint: Depth, contradiction, growth, flaws, motivations.
What is complexity?
A literary device in which an object or event represents something beyond itself. It is used to represent an idea, concept, or emotion, and can help to add depth and complexity to a work of literature.
Ex: The swan feather in The Joy Luck Club represented sacrifice. This is an example of _____.
What is symbolism?
An-mei cooks a soup with this in attempts to save her mother from dying.
What is a piece of flesh?
You have this long to complete the MCQ section of the AP Lit. exam.
What is one hour.
In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, the protagonist, Louise Mallard, believes her husband dies this way.
What is a train wreck?
A genre that focuses on a young character's transition from adolescence to adulthood, often marked by key life experiences.
What is coming of age?
A literary device that involves continuing a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without a pause or punctuation.
Example:
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late…
What is enjambment?
This event happens at the beginning of the novel when Jing-Mei takes her mother’s place in the Joy Luck Club.
What is Suyuan's death?
You spend this many minutes on each FRQ on the exam.
What is forty minutes?
Punctuation that can be used to join two complete sentences without using a coordinating conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
The three types of FRQs on the AP Lit. exam
What is poetry analysis, prose, analysis, and literary arguement?
A literary device that involves placing contrasting elements side by side to highlight their differences or create a specific emotional or thematic impact.
Example:
This being comfort—then
That other kind—was pain—
What is juxtaposition?
The three items An-mei and Rose throw into the water to bring Bing back.
What is tea, a ring, and an inner tube?
The three categories of FRQs on the exam.
What is poetry analysis, prose analysis, and literary argument?
A song we analyzed during the fall semester.
What is Time to Pretend by MGMT or Father and Son by Cat Stevens?