AP English Literature.. tomorrow

<p>Let's say you do well on the multiple choice, get decent essay scores on the prose and poetry passages, ur already on ur way to a 5 and almost guaranteed a 4. Work on analysis and for the open ended question where u have to select a book to write about, just write something decent. Work on anaylzing the other essays first and then worry about the last essay. If you've paid attention in english and know a few good books decently you should have no problemo.</p>

<p>i think if you miss 20 on the MC and get 7s on the essays, i think you can still manage a 4.</p>

<p>hmm...if that's a 4 then i'm probably getting a 2.</p>

<p>I hope to get a 4. I'm horrible with books/analysis because when I read, I read only for plot. But the last book I did for class (and one I enjoyed) was 1984, which might work out. But the rest I forgot :(</p>

<h2>My list (a.k.a. the books we read [that I sparknoted through] this year):</h2>

<p>Crime and Punishment
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
King Lear
As I Lay Dying
East of Eden
1984
Candide</p>

<p>Pretty comprehensive IMO</p>

<p>crap crap crap crap crap crap crap.............</p>

<p>It seems I'm woefully unprepared............our english teacher did a poor job of preparing us or even letting us know the context of the exam. Although I've read a couple of these books, I'm not sure I can wirte a whole essay about their literary merits........am I completely screwed?....can you go into this exam without having reviewed these books and still pull off a 4?</p>

<p>just sparknote 1 or 2 books tonight and note techniques the author uses-- a unique point of view, symbols/motifs, etc-- and relate them to some themes in the book, or, as the AP refers to it, the "central idea".</p>

<p>seriously, they just love the words "syntax", "diction", "tone", "detail", etc. drop them when possible.</p>

<p>helix, just pick a book-- great gatsby and crime and punishment are two that tend to appear as suggested books for the open-ended essay much of the time-- and sparknote it to death tonight. if you really review one or two books well this way and know them inside-out, you should be able to manipulate tomorrow's prompt to fit that novel. just going over some portrait of the artist notes tonight, i'm ready to write about anything from women in literature to existentialism to archetypes. it's all about stretching. and BS.</p>

<p>ok, regarding multiple choices</p>

<p>whenever i take prac tests, i always encounter really obscure lit devices taht i've never heard of (some are in latin too, lol)</p>

<p>anybody know of any good ones that we should know for the test? thx</p>

<p>hyperbole, litotes, simile, metaphor, anaphora, asyndeton, polysyndeton...those are the important ones i can think of</p>

<p>do you have the practice tests?</p>

<p>google a term or two you don't know. it should lead you to a list of lit devices; that way you can read about ones you don't recognize.</p>

<p>no, i dont have practice tests w/ me, they were in-class ones</p>

<p>the ones not on stressedoutseniors list that i can think of are:</p>

<p>synesthesia
metonymy
synechdoce
chiasmus</p>

<p>i'd suggest googling them and reading up on the other terms you find in the process.</p>

<p>even if you can just identify the key concepts behind the terms-- for instance, metonymy and synechdoce both deal with metaphors-- you'll certainly be able to narrow down some choices on the MC tomorrow. </p>

<p>off topic, and don't take my word for it, but my teacher specifically mentioned "chiasmus" as not necessary to know for the lit exam. AP lang, yes, but not for tomorrow. i could be wrong, but just passing my two bits on.</p>

<p>haha portraitheartist, you're like an AP lit guru</p>

<p>;) thanks, athlon</p>

<p>lit and studio art have managed to become the only APs i really care about this year.</p>

<p>they're the favorite children, the other ones eat cake.</p>

<p>haha, i've always been a math/sci guy all through high school but LIT has been my fav class this year by far :)</p>

<p>well with a sn of "portraittheartist" you better like AP lit...i hated reading that book more than any book i've ever read :p</p>

<p>score: </p>

<p>athlon +10
spyder -8332487</p>

<p>(blasphemy!)</p>

<p>haha, portrait, you got AIM?</p>

<p>I really hope that the topic applies to Return of the Native since it's not commonly used yet is very literary. Otherwise I guess I could stick with Wuthering Heights, Hamlet, and The Great Gatsby.</p>

<p>[makes face] I'm screwed. Yep.</p>

<p>Haha, anthonmj, I'm just like what you said.. I love to read/write about literature, but I suck at it. So I stick with math, which I like also.. but math/science classes just weren't much of a challenge this year.</p>

<p>Portraittheartist, are you telling me I should have a grasp on diction and syntax for my open book? That's insane!</p>