Crash Course AP Literature

OVERVIEW If doctors did not use precise medical terminology—“scalpel, stat” instead of “could you hand me that blade thing-y whe ...

PART IV: ESSAY INSIGHTS ...

KEY TERMS It is critical to know these terms well. The starred terms (⋆) are those that have appeared more prominently on releas ...

Chapter 14 Free-Response Questions: A Prompt Analysis ...

symbol: a person, place, thing or idea that represents something else. syntax: in general, the order of words in a sentence tha ...

In This Chapter Overview Three Types of Free-Response Questions Prompts, in General Analysis of Prose Passage Prompts Analysis o ...

BASIC ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL TRAGEDY 1. catharsis: a purging of emotion, experienced by audiences especially through the pity the ...

OVERVIEW The purpose of this chapter is to give you a summary of the types of prompts that have appeared on previous AP Lit exam ...

TEN COMMON NOVEL TYPES Note: Many books can be classified in more than one way. 1. Bildungsroman (novel of education) or coming- ...

THREE TYPES OF FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS 1. A prose passage is provided (generally fiction, but sometimes nonfiction) for you to r ...

Chapter 7 Basic Elements of Poetry ...

PROMPTS, IN GENERAL An essay prompt does several things: 1. Asks you to carefully read a specific text. 2. Gives you a content t ...

In This Chapter Overview What Is a Poem Made of? Key Terms How to Read a Poem Meter Common Fixed Form Poems Other Types of Poems ...

It is critically important for you to know exactly what a prompt is asking for and respond appropriately. You will earn a very l ...

OVERVIEW You will most likely read one or two poems in the multiple-choice section of the AP Lit exam and have one poem to analy ...

ANALYSIS OF PROSE PASSAGE PROMPTS The information that follows comes from an analysis of approximately 25 prose prompts from rel ...

WHAT IS A POEM MADE OF? ...

Analyze how the author produces a comic effect. narrative effect, comedy Analyze how the author’s use of langue generates a vivi ...

IMAGERY Imagery is what occurs when poets use words that appeal to our senses: we perceive, through his or her words, an idea or ...

Analyze the literary techniques the author uses to describe ___ and to characterize the people who live there. analysis of eleme ...