The 4 Books of AP LIT
This character, haunted by memories of war and cultural dislocation, returns to the Laguna Pueblo reservation seeking healing.
Who is Tayo?
A 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter is typically known as this
What is a Sonnet?
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters
What is third person omniscient?
This is the total amount of points you can receive on the entire essay section of the AP Exam
This author wrote Beloved in 1977 and later went on to win the Nobel Prize
Who is Toni Morrison?
The significance of the poem fragments interspersed throughout Ceremony are most directly connected to this form of storytelling
This type of poem does not follow a regular meter or rhyme scheme
What is free verse?
This technique presents the inner thoughts and feelings of a character in a seemingly unfiltered flow
What is stream of consciousness?
This is the number of points you can get on the rubric for providing some general and some specific evidence.
What is 2 points?
This is the day and time of the AP LIT Exam, the date that Ms Matos has been reminding you of since August 16th.
What is May 7th at 8 am?
This recurring image in the Beloved symbolizes both safety and the lasting scars of trauma
What is a tree or Choke Cherry Tree?
A paradox reduced to two juxtaposed words, like “deafening silence.”
What is oxymoron?
This term describes a narrator whose credibility is compromised
This statement should be a universal idea that is specific enough to connect to the book your describing, but broad enough that it could apply to other books.
What is thematic statement?
This is how many questions are on the AP exam with only 60 minutes to complete them all.
What is 55 questions?
Hamlet famously debates the morality of existence and his choice to seek revenge or not in this famous soliloquy
What is "to be or not to be"?
A literary technique where contradictory statements or ideas are juxtaposed to reveal a deeper truth
What is a paradox?
A brief remark a character makes to the audience, unheard by other characters
What is an aside?
These should be the first sentence of every paragraph, making your essay easy to grade and creating bias in your AP grader
What is topic sentences?
This is Ms Matos' favorite fast food restaurant, and she isn't embarrassed to admit it.
What is McDonalds?
Claudius’ guilt is revealed when he reacts to this event orchestrated by Hamlet
A metaphor that extends throughout a poem or passage
What is a conceit?
A reference to another work of literature, history, or culture
What is an allusion?
This type of essay will require you to cite direct evidence.
What is On Demand Essay?
This date, a day that will forever live in infamy, is also Ms. Matos' birthday.
What is December 7th?