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AP English Literature and Composition

AP English Literature and Composition. [LOOKIN’ AHEAD] [May 6, 2015]. THE OVERVIEW. Length : Three hours! Score : 1 – 5 (Low – High) Two Parts Part One: Multiple Choice! Part Two: Free Response!. Multiple Choice. One hour! Fifty-five questions! Passage-based!

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AP English Literature and Composition

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  1. AP English Literature and Composition [LOOKIN’ AHEAD] [May 6, 2015]

  2. THE OVERVIEW • Length: Three hours! • Score: 1 – 5 (Low – High) • Two Parts • Part One: Multiple Choice! • Part Two: Free Response!

  3. Multiple Choice • One hour! • Fifty-five questions! • Passage-based! • 45% of AP Exam Score!

  4. Multiple Choice • Question Types • Dramatic situation • Structure • Theme • Grammar/Word Meanings • Imagery/Figurative Language • Diction • Tone/Literary Devices/Metrics

  5. EXAMPLES!

  6. Dramatic Situation - Who is speaking? - Where is she? - The subject of the third paragraph…. - To whom is the poem addressed? - Who is the speaker in line 8? - Where does the poem take place? - At what time of the year does the poem take place?

  7. Structure - How are stanzas 1 and 2 related to stanza 3? - Which of the following divisions of the poem best represents its structure?

  8. Theme - Which of the following best sums up the meaning of stanza 2? - With which of the following is the poem centrally concerned? - Which of the following best sums up the passage?

  9. Grammar/Word Meanings - Which of the following best defines the word “glass” as it is used in line 9? - To which of the following does the word “which” in line 7 refer? - The verb “had done” may best be paraphrased as?

  10. Imagery/Figurative Language - To which of the following does the poet compare his love? - The images in lines 3 and 8 come from what area of science? - The metaphor used in the first line of the poem compared English to?

  11. Diction - Which of the following words is used to suggest the poet’s dislike of winter? - The poet’s delight in the garden is suggested by all of the following words except? - The choice of verbs in paragraph 4 suggest… - The speaker’s anger is implied by…

  12. Tone/Literary Devices/Metrics - The following poem is an example of ? (a sonnet, a villanelle) - Which of the following literary techniques is illustrated by the phrase “murmurous hum and buzz of the hive”? - The meter of the last line in each stanza is? - The purpose of the metaphor in paragraph 7 is… - The allusion in the passage refers to…..

  13. Free Response • Two hours! • Three essays! • Scored 1 – 9 (Low – High) • 55% of AP Exam Score!

  14. Free Response • Question Types - Poetry Analysis - Prose Analysis - Open-Ended Essay *Poetry Comparison (Two Poems)

  15. Free Response More on these later! (Head to multiple choice practice!)

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