It's all about the Device
Name three types of figurative language.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery** (Can be both literal and figuratice)
Who wrote Never Let Me Go?
Kazuo Ishiguro
How many essays do you have to write on the AP exam?
3
Closed
You're hot and you're cold, you're yes than you're no.
Antithesis (Parallel structure)
Which term refers to an author's attitude in a text?
Tone
Who wrote The Things They Carried?
Tim O'Brien
How much time will you have to write all three essays?
2 hours
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an example of this sweet sound device.
Euphony
Painfully beautiful
oxymoron
Which literary term refers to putting two things, characters, ideas etc. near each other in a work of literature for the purposes of contrast?
Juxtaposition
Who wrote "The Story of an Hour?"
Kate Chopin
Each essay will be scored on a ______ point rubric. (looking for a number)
Meter is made up of a a pair of syllables stressed and unstressed called _____.
Iambs
Sarcastically: AP Literature is my favorite class ever!
Verbal irony
Plath's referral to the "fusty, peanut-smelling mouth of every subway," she's using which SPECIFIC type of imagery?
Olfactory
Who wrote "Out, Out?"
Robert Frost
What is the date of the AP exam?
May 7, 2025
The sound of this line from "The Raven" has a similar effect on the poem's speaker "What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore,"
Cacophony
Antithesis includes juxtaposition of opposites in parallel structure in order to create:
Balance
Which literary term refers to a pause in the middle of a line of poetry?
Caesura
Who wrote "Dover Beach?"
Matthew Arnold
In your essays, your thesis should focus on ________ and NOT list _________
Devices
Synonym: Tempo
Life is much too important to be taken seriously
Paradox