Wednesday, May 8, 2024 8:00 am
What is the date for the AP exam in English Literature and Composition?
The details that not only depict a time and place, but also convey values associated with that environment.
What is setting?
The pairing two ideas/things in your analysis that usually connects to relationships among characters.
What is complexity?
Late nineteenth century American author who broke barriers in women's literature because of her unconventional views on marriage/married life.
Who is Kate Chopin?
The arrangement of the parts and sections of a text, the relationship of the parts to each other, and the sequence in which the text reveals information are all structural choices made by a writer that contribute to the reader's interpretation of a text.
What is structure?
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?
The female British author who lived a life full of scandal and despair.
Who is Mary Shelley?
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?
A Native American poet, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2019-2022, and author of "Perhaps the World Ends Here" and "When the World as We Knew it Ended". P.s. One of Mrs. Kendall's favorite writers.
Who is Joy Harjo?
Wear a watch. BUT not an Apple Watch.
What is one way to time yourself during the AP exam?
Readers establish and communicate their interpretations of literature through arguments supported by textual evidence.
What is Literary Argumentation or What is writing an essay?
A 19th-century (1800 to 1860) literary movement emphasizing high emotion and imagination, rather than logic and scientific thought. It was a response to the Enlightenment.
What is Romanticism?
How long is the AP Lit exam?
Multiple choice is 1 hour.
Essays take 2 hours.
For a total of 3 hours.
The details that reveal something about perspectives, motives, values, and intent.
What is the function of character or characters?
A thesis that is a defensible claim.
What is the most important part of your essay needed to score higher than a 2?