Hard AP Lit Q's
What is a bildungsroman?
coming of age story
B.O.B refers to what?
Oh my... look up and to the right.
What is a foil?
a literary device that contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight the protagonist's qualities.
How many times should a poem be read aloud before analysis?
1 time
If you wrote an essay for the AP Lit exam with a defendable thesis but no Line of Reasoning, what is the highest score you could get out of 6?
3. 1 point for the thesis, 2 points for commentary and 0 for sophistication
What is foreshadowing?
hints of what is to come
What is persona?
a character assumed by an author in a written work
What is a metaphor?
A rock could answer this question.
Why do we read poetry?
To experience life.
Soliloquy and aside tell the audience what?
The inner thoughts of a character on stage.
What is an ellipsis?
hmmm...
What is sarcasm?
But you're so smart, I thought you would know the answer.
What are the three types of irony?
Situational, dramatic, verbal
What is "noticing"?
What is a couplet?
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme
To what does in medias res refer?
Start in the middle
According to "How to Read Literature Like a Professor"
Every Trip Is a ????????
(Except When It’s Not)
Quest
What is apostrophe?
"Oh please AP gods! don't let them say it's punctuation '
What is juxtaposition?
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
What is a couple couplets?
a Quatrain
What is catharsis?
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
What word, except in a direct quote, should NEVER show up in your essay?
You, your, etc.
What is a paradox?
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Poetry is ...
... Compressed Emotion!
What is enjambment?
(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza