The AP English Language & Composition Study Thread

<p>bumppppppppppppppp</p>

<p>i just had to share my worried state with the world</p>

<p>by the way, anyone know what a "purple patch" is?</p>

<p>drink your grape juice!
good luck</p>

<p>@ Godfather.</p>

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A tricolon is a sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses.
Veni, vidi, vici
— (Julius Caesar)

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From Wikipedia.</p>

<p>It can be both! And the example I gave would be both according to this definition if it were one sentence.</p>

<p>Rippon, how is that both anaphora and tricolon?</p>

<p>I meant the example I gave earlier, DOH!</p>

<p>Guys, are you sure we need to know these terms?</p>

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i just had to share my worried state with the world</p>

<p>by the way, anyone know what a "purple patch" is?</p>

<p>drink your grape juice!
good luck

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<p>I saw that as a distractor and wondered what exactly it was. Since it was coupled with other logical fallacies, and the question was, "Which is the author guilty of?," my reasoning made me believe it was some sort of logical fallacy.</p>

<p>It seems that I may have been wrong however. Because I looked it up, and found something called "purple prose," which is basically overly extravagent writing that distracts from the passage and draws attention to itself. It seems it is used the same as purple patch, but I am guessing that a patch is more isolated.</p>

<p>any last minute tips?</p>

<p>@ Gxing</p>

<p>Yes, it is the difference between a 4 essay and an 8 or 9 essay.</p>

<p>If you said, " The author's sentences all begin the same.. blah blah blah" or, " The author's use of anaphora blah blah blah..." which is more impressive to the reader?</p>

<p>Knowing the terms represents "a command of the english language."</p>

<p>DAMN IM SO NERVOUS STILL AVERAGING 18/55 ! ahh GOD HELP ME!</p>

<p>lol. i am sure the actual exam is easier than the practice ones.</p>

<p>last minute tips anyone?</p>

<p>I am in the same boat. I am either going to do really good, or really bad. I suck at big tests. I am better at projects where my imagination can truly go free.</p>

<p>heres a tip: underline all the literary devices the author uses when going through the passages because usually, there will be questions on which ones they use.</p>

<p>Get plenty of sleep, wake up a little early, practice on some questions. Get warmed up. Eat a good breakfast.</p>

<p>At this point in time actually learning anything is going to do no good. Might as well put the burden on the last 8 months of hard work!</p>

<p>Relax.........</p>

<p>ok Guys WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK ! MAY GOD BE WITH YOU HOPE TOMORROW WE SEE SMILING FACES WITH SHINY PASSING GRADES :P Laterz ALL GW.</p>

<p>hey...so i just read in the beginning of this post that there are THREE types of essays?? the rhetorical, analytical, and argumentative? ummm is the rhetorical essay like the analytical one in that you just point out literary devices?? because i'm like really freaking out now.</p>

<p>someone please answer i'm going to bed soon...</p>

<p>Oh okay, I thought you meant for the MC. Gotcha.</p>

<p>Wow, I just took a Kaplan practice AP multiple choice and got almost half of them wrong. Either Kaplan sucks or I suddenly got 15 questions worse than I normally average...</p>

<p>no you don't have to use fancy rhetorical strategies to get 9's on essays ,look at sample ones, they jsut use paralleleism and tone</p>