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Stuff you should know going into the 2023 AP English Lit exam.
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Using time strategy, approximately how much time should you spend on each essay?
30 min.
40 min.
20 min.
50 min.
2
The narrator's interpretation of plot events based on their personal experiences is called:
scope
point of view
tone
perspective
3
A story's setting can refer to all of the following except:
Structure
Location
Cultural context
Time period
4
When using this word in analysis, it should
always
be preceded by an adjective.
Theme
Syntax
Mood
Diction
5
Complexity can be...
paradoxical
layered
contradictory
all of the above
6
The vantage point of a narrator is called the:
scope
point of view
tone
perspective
7
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter is almost always a/an:
villanelle
ballad
haiku
sonnet
8
"[Daffodils] Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" is an example of:
simile
personification
metaphor
implied metaphor
9
A character who contrasts with the protagonist is called a/an:
antagonist
sidekick
confidant
foil
10
The group of writers who expressed hopelessness and disillusionment after World War I were called:
Modernists (The Lost Generation)
Beat Poets
Imagists
Postmodernists
11
Reading purpose: "Analyze how Shakespeare uses devices to convey the complex interaction between self-esteem and love"
Find the complex relationship between self esteem and love
Find the complex contrast between self-esteem and love
Find literary devices
Find the speaker's complex attitude towards love
12
The AP English Lit exam includes how many essays?
2
4
3
5
13
True/False: Questions about rhyme and meter will be on the multiple choice test.
True
False
14
An explicit comparison (with a signal word) between two unlike things is called:
an analogy
a comparison
a simile
a metaphor
15
With multiple choice questions, always use:
annotation
close reading
All of the above
process of elimination
16
What literary movement is a revival that celebrates the culture and perspective of black artists in America?
Modernism
The Rens
Postmodernism
The Harlem Renaissance
17
The unfiltered stream of a narrator's thoughts is called:
foreshadowing
line of thought
internal monologue
stream of consciousness
18
What literary movement focuses on the power of individual knowledge and rejoices in nature's majesty?
Idealism
Naturalism
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
19
Characters who don't change are called ___, those who do change are ____
static, dynamic
static, evolving
stagnant, dynamic
stagnant, evolving
20
In a Q1 (Poetry) or Q2 (Prose) Prompt, your thesis should ALWAYS address:
Complexity + literary terms
The answer to the prompt + complexity
Complexity + theme
The restatement of the prompt + literary terms
21
A reference to an outside person, event, or other reference from a text is a/an:
alliteration
assonance
allegory
allusion
22
What term simply means combining two ideas or concepts in analysis?
Theme
Complexity
Literary merit
Archetype
23
Which point of the rubric MUST you get in order to score highest elsewhere?
Sophistication
Line of reasoning
Thesis
Evidence/ Commentary
24
True/False: Your intro & conclusion paragraphs on the exam can be shorter than they would in a standard essay.
True
False
25
A word's implied or associated meaning is:
syntax
denotation
diction
connotation
26
Scenario: You're asked to analyze a character in a prompt and two can work. What should you do?
Go big: Analyze 2!
Focus on 1 but add a few details for the 2nd
Stick to the prompt: Analyze 1
27
AP Lit multiple choice questions have ___ answer options
3
5
4
6
28
"Meaning of the work as a whole" means...
complexity
literary devices
theme
character development
29
True/False: You must always list literary elements in your thesis statement.
False
True
30
This literary movement worked to present the real struggles of the common man, rather than the wealthy or noble.
Realism
The Renaissance
The Victorian Age
Postmodernism
31
True/False: Avoid writing about contemporary, ancient, or translated texts on the open question.
True
False
32
This refers to the arrangement of words in a sentence or poem
Form
Enjambment
Syntax
Structure
33
True/False: On the open question, you can only choose texts from the list provided.
False
True
34
The voice in a poem is called the:
author
narrator
speaker
voice
35
An implied comparison (no signal word) between two unlike things is called:
a comparison
an analogy
a simile
a metaphor
36
Which section on the writing rubric yields the most points?
Line of Reasoning
Sophistication
Thesis
Evidence/ Commentary
37
The act of starting a narrative in the middle of the plot is called:
flashback
in medias res
foreshadowing
stream of consiousness