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