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Literary Devices
Words from Literature
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AP Skills and Literary Elements
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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

This novel includes the line, "Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad!"

What is Wuthering Heights?

100

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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

100

The details that not only depict a time and place, but also convey values associated with that environment. 

What is setting?

100

This classic literary villain, described as a “Machiavellian schemer and manipulator” shares his name with an avian sidekick in the Disney film "Aladdin?.

Who is Iago?

200

This character is one with a mysterious past and a rebellious spirit.

What is a Byronic Hero?

200

This character asked, "Do I dare disturb the universe?"

Who is J. Alfred Prufrock?

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

Scientifically, this title signifies an occurrence in which an astronomical object is temporarily obscured.

What is the name of the third book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer? (Eclipse)

300

Mostly found in poetry, harsh, unpleasant, or discordant sounds. Pop culture examples are included in songs recorded by the rock group Nine Inch Nails.

What is cacophony?

300

This person wrote, "Something that is loved is never lost.”

Who is Toni Morrison?

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

Comparisons, representation, and associations shift meaning from the literal to the figurative and invite readers to interpret a text. 

What is the function of figurative language?

300

Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in English verse, most famously by William Shakespeare. While "iambic" describes the unstressed/stressed pattern of each two-syllable "foot," the word "pentameter" indicates that there are this many feet within a given line.

What is five?

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

This character promises to, "put out the light, then put out the light."

Who is Othello?

400

3 hours total

How long is the AP Lit exam?

400

Readers establish and communicate their interpretations of literature through arguments supported by textual evidence. 

What is Literary Argumentation or What is writing an essay? 

400

Petratchan and Shakspearian.

What are the two most famous types of sonnets?

500
Something that, although it is of interest in its own right, stands for or suggests something larger and more complex.
What is a symbol?
500

This writer once said, "We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives"

Who is Toni Morrison?

500

This year is the year the first AP Literature Exam was given. 

When was 1980?

500

The details that reveal something about perspectives, motives, values, and intent. 

What is the function of character or characters?

500

This novel by Lois Lowry is the winner of the 1994 Newberry Medal and was ranked as the fourth best children's novel of all time by a 2012 US survey.

What is The Giver?