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100
An indirect reference to a person, event, statement, theme or work made to enrich meaning through the connotations they carry.
What is an allusion?
100
Elizabethan poet and playwright who wrote at least 37 plays and helped found the Lord Chamberlain's men.
Who is William Shakespeare?
100

May 3, 2023.

What is the date for the AP exam in English Literature and Composition?

100
The noun to which a pronoun refers.
What is an antecedent?
100
Something that, although it is of interest in its own right, stands for or suggests something larger and more complex.
What is a symbol?
200

This is a rhyming pair of lines in a poem 

What is a rhyming couplet? 

200
Nineteenth century American author and inventor of the detective story.
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
200

Poetry, prose, and free response.

What are the three topics for the essay questions on the AP English & Composition exam?

200
The statement of the position taken by someone expostulating on a particular topic with the intent of proving that position plausible or correct.
What is a thesis?
200

This is a 14 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme of abab and ends with a rhyming couplet. 

What is a Shakespearean sonnet?

300

This is a recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature. It may also be two contrasting elements in a work such as good and evil. 

What is a motif? 

300

British Author of Frankenstein

Who is Mary Shelley? 

300

AP rewards all correct answers with points, but does not deduct points for incorrect answers.

What is the penalty for guessing on the AP exam in Literature and Composition?

300
The preferred tense for literary criticism.
What is present tense?
300
The arrangement and interrelation of events in a narrative work.
What is a plot?
400
A statement that seems self-contradictory or nonsensical on the surface but that, upon closer examination, may express an underlying truth.
What is a paradox?
400

American writer of short stories, essays, and novels.  Her novel, written in 1937, was later turned into a movie. 

Who is Zora Neale Hurston? 

400

Write out the thesis and lines of reasoning for each prompt. 

What is one excellent strategy for controlling your timing during the AP exams?

400

This part of speech interrupts and expresses emotion 

What is an interjection? 

400

A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people. 

What is dialect? 

500

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words 

What is alliteration? 

500

A 19th-century (1800 to 1860) literary movement emphasizing emotion and imagination, rather than logic and scientific thought. It was a response to the Enlightenment.

What is Romanticism?

500

This is how much time you should give yourself when writing the 3 essays

What is 40-45 minutes? 
500
The form of a verb when the subject is being acted upon rather than performing the action.
What is passive voice?
500

This is the regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables. 

What is meter?