Literary Devices
A comparison using like or as is called a/an...
Simile
Who is the author of Catcher in the Rye?
J.D. Salinger
Pious
Marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship.
What play did the North Crawford Playhouse perform this Spring?
Hamlet
Who is the author of In Cold Blood?
Truman Capote
A pause in the middle of a line is called a/an...
Caesura
Which author does KB think will be/already is one of the most important authors of our generation?
J.K. Rowling
Seemingly contradictory, but that may nevertheless be true...
Paradoxical
"A Noiseless _______ Spider" by Walt Whitman
Patient
What is the best score you can receive on an AP exam?
5
The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant is called...
Metonymy
"Upon Julia's Clothes," "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time," and "Delight in Disorder" are all works written by?
Robert Herrick
Conciliatory
Intended or likely to placate or pacify.
What is the shortest poem we've read this year, and please recite it.
Fleas
Adam
Had 'em
How many questions are there total in the Multiple Choice portion of the AP Literature exam?
55 Questions
An observation that contains a general truth is called a/an...
Aphorism
Which well-known author graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and is the author of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
Joyce Carol Oates
Hedonism
The pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.
Which short story features a young girl named Sybil?
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
What is the name of KB's cat?
Teddy
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successful clauses is called a/an...
Anaphora
Who is the author of "Ozymandias"?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
The gradual recovery of health and strength after illness is called...
Convalescence
What play did we see earlier this fall at the American Players Theatre?
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154 Sonnets