Name That Text!
TRUE OR FALSE?
The texts "Porphyria's Lover" and "Ode to Billie Joe" have unreliable narrators.
TRUE!
Mrs. Wallace says this word is a story beneath the surface of a story. For example, the book "The Lorax" is actually an _________ for the dangers of deforestation and corporate greed.
Allegory.
What are the 4 most important pieces of figurative language for the AP Lit exam?
Simile, Metaphor, Allusion, Personification. (remember to SMAP your fingers!)
Which type of irony (dramatic, situational, or verbal) would the situation below constitute?
A fire station burning down.
Situational irony.
This is another way of saying the author's word choice in a text. For example, Southern Gothic writing tends to use _________ about decay and people stuck in their old ways. Additionally, "Goblin Market" used _________ that had multiple meanings - fruit, sexual innuendo, sisterhood, societal norms, etc. (HINT - Starts with a D).
Diction.
This poem by David Bottoms consists of imagery, free verse, naturalistic diction, hyperbole, and similes.
"Hurricane".
Fix the sentence below so the parallel structure is correct.
I like to run, to skip, to jump, and swimming.
***and to swim.
How many FRQs must you type in how many minutes on the AP Lit exam?
3 FRQs in 120 minutes (aka 2 hours, meaning you should plan for about 40 minutes per FRQ).
Is the below end-stopped or enjambed?
A possum is the best of friends.
A possum's love just never ends.
End-stopped.
A text structure that doesn't go in order - meaning it may be in media res, it may have flashforwards, flashbacks, or foreshadowing - is called ____________ (HINT - Starts with an N).
Nonlinear.
This Southern Gothic short story by William Faulkner is about a young woman who murders her fiance and keeps his corpse in her bed for decades.
A Rose for Emily.
The "tlot-tlot" in the ballad "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes is a type of ___________ that is supposed to resemble the hoofbeats of a horse.
Onomatopoeia.
What is the passing score for FRQs on the AP Lit exam?
4/6.
A stanza with 8 lines is called an __________.
Octave.
This word, frequently confused with symbolism, is an object or pattern that repeats throughout a text and holds significant meaning. For example, the albatross in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" or the "Varsouviana Polka" in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Motif.
In EPICAC by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., a supercomputer writes a sonnet entitled "The _____".
Kiss.
This type of repetition is when an entire word or phrase is repeated, often in sentences right next to each other, for emphasis. For example, "Come buy! Come buy!"
Anaphora.
How many questions are on the MCQ for the AP Lit exam and how many minutes do you have for this portion?
55 questions in 1 hour (aka 60 minutes). You will have a short 5-10 minute break in between Section 1 and Section 2 & you will NOT be able to go back to Section 1 once you’ve begun Section 2.
EXTRA CREDIT - WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF SONNETS?
14 lines (usually an octave then a sestet). Shakespearean sonnets will have a couplet at the end of the sestet.
EC: Shakespearean (Elizabethan) sonnets & Petrarchan (Italian) sonnets :)
This is the word for the exact part of a poem where the tone shifts.
Volta.
In Notes From A Bottle by James Stevenson, the citizens of New York take shelter on the rooftops of buildings in response to a giant _________.
Flood.
What type of figurative language is the below phrase?
"Sometimes, you just have to 'Bite the bullet' and do the FRQ."
Idiom.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Put quotation marks around poem titles.
Underline novel, short story, and play titles.
EXTRA CREDIT - What is the required word length for AP Lit exam FRQs?
TRUE!
EC: None. So long as you respond fully and develop the points in your thesis, length and spelling don't truly matter. Shoot for 4 solid paragraphs with lots of elaboration.
This band wrote an adaptation of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" that is fifteen minutes long.
Iron Maiden.
This word, which starts with the letter M, means something violent, bloody, and gory.
Macabre.