Crash Course AP Literature

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In addition to our author, we would like to thank Larry B. Kling, Vice President, Editorial, for his overall gui ...

REMEMBERING MAJOR WORKS Use this sheet to review a major work you have read that you might use for question three on the AP Lit ...

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Main conflict: (think in terms of what the protagonist wants/desires and what is keeping him/her from getting it). Brief plot su ...

PART I: INTRODUCTION ...

Chapter 5 Six Elements of Style: Diction, Imagery, Tone, Syntax, Point of View, and Figurative Language ...

Chapter 1 Keys for Success on the AP English Literature and Composition Exam It was July 1995, after my first year teaching AP E ...

In This Chapter Overview Diction Connotation Denotation Style Some typical style descriptors Imagery Types of imagery Effects of ...

In This Chapter Overview Structure of the Exam Scoring of the Exam Estimating Your Score What to Know About Exam Day ...

Style descriptors More style and tone words ...

OVERVIEW The Odyssey by Homer is considered the first epic poem. The first English novel is often said to be Robinson Crusoe by ...

OVERVIEW Every AP Lit exam will have questions about six main elements of style. It is important to know them for the multiple-c ...

STRUCTURE OF THE EXAM Part I: 55 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, 45% of the total score Part II: three essays in 120 mi ...

DICTION Diction is often defined as the author’s choice of words. There are two ways to think of diction: 1) Specific effect of ...

SCORING OF THE EXAM The multiple-choice section is scored by machine. The three essays are scored by AP readers in early June. R ...

CONNOTATION In analyzing word choice, you are looking at the connotation of a specific word choice and the effect of that associ ...

AP SCORE SCALE 5 Extremely well-qualified 4 Well-qualified 3 Qualified 2 Possibly qualified 1 Not qualified Qualification is to ...

DENOTATION Denotation refers to the dictionary or precise meaning of a word. Authors’ use of the right word for the passage can ...

2006: ENGLISH LITERATURE GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS English Lit./Comp Examination Grade Number of Test Takers Achieving Score Percent o ...

STYLE Word choice also impacts overall style. Think of style as the voice of the writer. Many decisions a writer makes—such as t ...