Poetic Elements
The division of lines; basically a "paragraph" for poetry.
What is a stanza?
What we call the sequence of events and action in a story.
What is a plot?
"If people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane" - John Green
What is a metaphor?
A time management strategy to use when you are struggling with a question.
What is skip it and come back?
The main argument that is defended throughout the essay
What is the Thesis Statement?
The word we use to describe the narrator of a poem.
Who is a speaker?
What we call the main character of the story.
Who is the protagonist?
The use of a flag burning to represent a country crumbling.
What is symbolism?
How much (percentage) the MCQ section of the AP exam is worth.
What is 45%?
The acronym that helps you write a great body paragraph for analysis.
Bonus points if you can name the words that each letter stands for.
What is C.E.R.E.R.L.?
Claim, evidence, reasoning, evidence, reasoning, and link or lead out.
Ex. "Secretly scheming to steal the snakes."
What is alliteration?
Problems that occur within the mind or soul of a character, often doubt or fear.
What are internal conflicts?
Two opposite or opposing things being placed closely together in a text in order to highlight their differences.
What is juxtaposition?
A guessing strategy in which you get rid of or cross out answers that are clearly wrong first.
What is the process of elimination?
Say the Thesis Frame with the blanks filled in. "In the _____ ______, ______ uses ______ and ______ to ________, __________ that _________.
What is "In the [genre] [title], [author] uses [literary device 1] and [literary device 2] to [answer the prompt], [ultimately illustrating] that [thematic statement]?
A type of poetry that does NOT use a fixed rhyme scheme or number of lines and syllables.
What is free verse?
The attitude of the narrator toward the subject. Not to be confused with mood.
What is tone?
The author or poet's choice to use specific words, often with very specific connotations or feelings associated with them.
What is diction?
A strategy for time management that gives you purpose while reading and (sometimes) saves you from needing to read the whole passage.
What is reading the questions first?
Do you have to use literary devices when you write an FRQ 3?
No - just argue.
A 14 line poem that uses a strict rhyme scheme and begins with a proposition or question in the first half that is answered in the second half.
What is a sonnet?
The perspective that uses pronouns like "she" and "he" and gives the thoughts and feelings of only one character at a time.
What is third person limited?
What is an allusion?
Words to pay attention to when reading the question closely. (Name 2)
What the acronym F.R.Q. stands for.
What is Free Response Question?