Literature Devices
This refers to the placement of contrasting ideas next to each other, often to produce an ironic or thought-provoking effect.
Juxtaposition
These types of poems are often known as either Shakespearian or Petrarchan.
Sonnets
The writer of the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" is this woman author.
Joyce Carroll Oates
Samuel Clemmons, writer of the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is known by what pen name?
Mark Twain
This half of the test has 3 prompts.
The writing test
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas that, while seemingly impossible, actually reveals a deeper truth.
Paradox
This is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
Rhyme Scheme
The short story "Young Goodman Brown" is an allegory for losing this.
Faith
The river that Huck and Jim have their adventure on in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is this famous river.
The Mississippi River
The multiple choice section has this many questions.
75
Either directly or indirectly referring to another, commonly-known piece of art or literature.
This era of poetry focuses on the development of individualism and an embrace of the natural world in poetic form. This era's poets revered idealism, emotional passion, and mysticism in their works.
Romanticism or Romantic
"The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka could be easily analyzed by what three critical theories?
Marxism, Psychoanalysis, or New Historicism
Name three themes found in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Coming of age (growing up), race issues, friendship, purpose of life, father and son relationships, societal hierarchy
The test will be held on this date.
May 4th, 2022.
MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!
A statement in which two objects, often unrelated, are compared to each other.
Metaphor
This a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
Epic
One key characteristic of "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is the reliability issues associated with this.
The narrator
This author and playwright wrote the award winning play "Fences."
August Wilson
The maximum score you can make on the AP Exam is this.
6
A literary device that plays with the sounds and meanings of words to produce new, often humorous ideas
Pun
That's so punny!
Poetry written during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, the defining characteristics of this age of poetry are its focus on sensory elements, its recurring themes of the religion/science conflict, and its interest in medieval fables and legends.
Victorian
Authors are limited in what when writing a short story?
The title of the play "Fences" is symbolic of what motifs?
obstacles or boundaries (Only need one)
The last point possible given on the writing rubric is for this.
Sophistication