Poetry
In Plants by Olive Senior, the speaker writes, “Like women, they bend to the light.”
What literary device is being used here?
What is similie?
What is the symbol or item in the story that represents shame and powerlessness for Rachel in Eleven by Sandra Cisneros?
What is the red sweater?
Repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words is called what?
Example: Stinky Stella
What is alliteration?
What day, date, and time is the AP Lit. exam?
What is Wednesday, May 7th at 8 a.m.?
What is Mrs. Dolenz's cat's name?
“We are of pine-sol and dust
of grease under fingernails
and the smell of sun and sweat”
from "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon.
What poetic device is used here?
What is imagery?
What images does the narrator see in the yellow wallpaper as the story progresses?
What is a woman (or women) trapped behind bars, creeping along the pattern, heads, and fungi?
What literary device is being used when two contrasting ideas or images are placed side by side to highlight their differences?
What is juxtaposition?
How many minutes do you have on MCQ and what strategy should you use when completing MCQ?
What is 60 mins. and proccess of elimination?
You should always do this to separate paragraphs.
What is indenting?
“A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame / Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name / Mother of Exiles.”
What is the central symbol in the poem The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, and what does it represent?
What is the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing hope, freedom, and a welcoming refuge for immigrants?
What kind of narrator is in The Yellow Wallpaper?
What is an unreliable narrator?
In literature, what makes a character complex, and how does the presence of conflicting traits or motivations deepen a reader’s understanding of the story’s themes?
What is a character who exhibits contradictory traits or makes morally ambiguous choices, helping to reveal deeper themes like identity, power, or internal conflict?
How many minutes do you have on FRQs and how long should you take on each FRQ?
What is 2 hours and 40 mins. each?
You should always do this to proper nouns (a name used for a specific person, place, or organization).
What is capitalizing?
What conflict is the speaker grappling with in kitchenette building by Gwendolyn Brooks?
What is the tension between survival and the pursuit of dreams?
In In the Age of Convertibles by David Updike, what does the narrator say he would have done to his brother the year before, after being called out for making their mother cry at dinner?
What is pummeling his brother?
What literary device is used when a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive lines or clauses for emphasis, as seen in Where I'm From by George Ella Lyon?
What is anaphora?
You must include this in every one of your FRQs.
What is a thesis statement that answers the prompt?
What should you NEVER do during the AP Lit. exam?
What is falling asleeping or leaving MCQ or FRQs blank?
In I’m Wife – I’ve finished that by Emily Dickinson,
how does Dickinson use dashes and unconventional punctuation to reflect the speaker’s inner conflict about womanhood and marriage?
I’m “wife”—I’ve finished that
I’m “wife”—I’ve finished that—
That other state—
I’m Czar—I’m “Woman” now—
It’s safer so—
How odd the Girl’s life looks
Behind this soft Eclipse—
I think that Earth feels so
To folks in Heaven—now—
This being comfort—then
That other kind—was pain—
But why compare?
I’m “Wife”! Stop there!
What is the irregular punctuation mirrors the speaker’s hesitation and fragmented thoughts, emphasizing her ambivalence about societal expectations of being a wife?
During the brawl in Act V, Cassio is set up by Iago and attacked by Roderigo. What injury does he sustain?
What is his leg being cut in two?
What is it called when an author uses a contrast between what is said and what is meant, often to create irony or highlight a theme?
What is verbal irony?
What are the three types of FRQs?
What is poetry, prose, and literary argument?
Each FRQ is graded for the following:
Thesis
Evidence and Commentary
Sophistication
How many points is each category worth?
What is:
Thesis- 1 point
Evidence and Commentary- 4 points
Sophistication- 1 point?