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Stuff you should know going into the 2021 AP English Lit exam.
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True/False: You should read all parts of a piece of literature (title, subtitle, footnotes, date, author, etc.)?
True
False
2
A reference to an outside person, event, or other reference from a text is a/an:
assonance
allusion
alliteration
allegory
3
When using this word in analysis, it should
always
be preceded by an adjective.
Mood
Syntax
Diction
Theme
4
Using time strategy, approximately how much time should you spend on each essay?
40 min.
20 min.
50 min.
30 min.
5
An explicit comparison between two unlike things is called:
a comparison
a simile
a metaphor
an analogy
6
A word's implied or associated meaning is:
syntax
diction
denotation
connotation
7
A story's setting can refer to all of the following except:
Cultural context
Location
Time period
Structure
8
To have a strong line of reasoning, you need all of the following except:
Thesis that answers the prompt
Evidence and commentary that support your claims
Literary/poetic devices in your thesis
Claims that support your thesis
9
True/False: Recognizing the shifts in a poem can help you organize your Q1 essay.
True
False
10
In order to have a strong essay, you need all of the following except:
Evidence that supports your claims and thesis
At least five paragraphs
Good thesis that answers the prompt
Quality analysis of the text
11
The AP English Lit exam includes how many essays?
2
5
3
4
12
What term simply means combining two unlike ideas or concepts in analysis? (Hint: several prompts will ask for this.)
Complexity
Literary merit
Theme
Archetype
13
Scenario: You're asked to analyze a character and two can work. What should you do?
Stick to the prompt: Analyze 1
Focus on 1 but add a few details for the 2nd
Go big: Analyze 2!
14
Besides answering the prompt, what else
must
you provide in the thesis for a Q3?
Meaning of the work as a whole
Literary Elements
Author's Name
Title of Work
15
Which point of the rubric MUST you get in order to score highest elsewhere?
Evidence/ Commentary
Sophistication
Thesis
Line of reasoning
16
True/False: Suggested literary/poetic devices will be provided in an essay's prompt.
False
True
17
The author's attitude towards what he/she/they are talking about in a story is:
Style
Mood
Perspective
Tone
18
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices is:
Pun
Satire
Comedy
Hyperbole
19
An implied comparison between two unlike things is called:
a metaphor
a comparison
a simile
an analogy
20
The unfiltered stream of a narrator's thoughts is called:
foreshadowing
internal monologue
line of thought
stream of consciousness
21
Using time strategy, approximately how much time should you spend on each multiple choice question?
2 minutes
30 seconds
1 minute
45 seconds
22
True/False: Your intro & conclusion paragraphs can be shorter than they would in a standard essay.
False
True
23
True/False: Questions about rhyme and meter will be on the multiple choice test.
True
False
24
True/False: You have to complete the essays in order (1, 2, 3).
True
False
25
True/False: On the Q3, you must limit your text selection to the list provided.
True
False
26
True/False: Paraphrasing evidence from the text is just as effective as pulling evidence
directly
from the text?
True
False
27
True/False: You should always list literary elements in your thesis statement.
False
True
28
The vantage point of a narrator is called the:
scope
tone
perspective
point of view
29
This refers to the arrangement of words in a sentence or poem:
Enjambment
Structure
Form
Syntax
30
True/False: You can receive a 3 or 4 for Evidence and Commentary if you
don't
provide any literary/poetic devices?
True
False
31
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter is almost always a/an:
haiku
ballad
sonnet
villanelle
32
With multiple choice questions, always use:
close reading
All of the above
process of elimination
annotation
33
"[Daffodils] Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" is an example of:
implied metaphor
simile
personification
metaphor
34
AP Lit multiple choice questions have ___ answer options
5
6
4
3
35
The narrator's interpretation of plot events based on their personal experiences is called:
point of view
perspective
tone
scope
36
The act of starting a narrative in the middle of the plot is called:
in medias res
stream of consiousness
flashback
foreshadowing
37
Which section on the rubric yields the most points?
Thesis
Sophistication
Line of Reasoning
Evidence/ Commentary
38
The voice in a poem is called the:
author
narrator
speaker
voice
39
A character who contrasts with the protagonist is called a/an:
foil
confidant
sidekick
antagonist
40
Characters who don't change are called ___, those who do change are ____
stagnant, dynamic
stagnant, evolving
static, dynamic
static, evolving