Identify the Term
The rose unfurled its tender petals as a lover loosens his grasp on the hand of his beloved.
Simile
Complex/complexity
The number of MCQs
55
The rule of restatement
Three
O Muse, speak to, inspire me, that I may sing odes to the glory of Hercules
Apostrophe
Restate the prompt
The amount of time you have for MCQs
60 minutes
When a passage asks you examine specific lines, should you reread the whole poem?
No
Create a list of these to ensure you understand the narrative
Key plot events (consider mapping onto a narrative map as we have done with works in the past)
Stultified by curiosity, this Lot's wife betrayed herself and passed into the earth
Allusion
FRQ1 and FRQ2 require you to do this to gain points for evidence
Quote/paraphrase
The number of FRQs
Three
Use this to increase your chance of guessing correctly
Process of elimination
Make a list of these to ensure you're prepared to discuss the details of the work
Literary Terms/Elements/Devices
The bare wood spoke to me, beckoning after a new glory
Personification
A line of reasoning
The amount of time you have to do all three FRQs
Set aside the ones you don't know
FRQ 3 does not require you to do this as a form of evidence
Quotation
Scientist in horror before his grotesque, animated creation
Juxtaposition
Vivid and persuasive style; historical or social context; identifying or explaining complexities or tensions in the text; accounting for an alternative interpretation
Forty minutes
How best to read a poem to break it down.
Break it into sentences!
Complexities/tensions