Two Types of Tests AP English Literature and Composition AP English Language and Composition

AP English Literature and Composition Section 1- Multiple Choice aka Reading Comprehension One Hour Section 2- Three Essays- two style analyses- one on prose and one on poetry- one free response Two Hours

Categories of Questions Close Reading Reading Comprehension- Multiple Choice Questions

Six Categories- Close Reading Rhetoric(style) Authorial Meaning, purpose, theme Main Idea Organization & Structure Rhetorical Modes Poetry

Rhetoric(style) Use of language to create an effect Syntax-sentence structure Diction-word choice Point of View Figurative Language How?

Authorial Meaning Purpose Theme Why?

Main Idea Tone

Organization & Structure Paragraph Development Versification

Rhetorical Modes Narrative Descriptive Argument Expository

Poetry Metaphor & Irony

Essays- 40 Minutes Style Analysis Essay Free Response Essay

Free Response Question Types of Possible Questions Character Setting Style Tone Theme

Need to Know for AP Test Literary terminology Tone terms General Vocab. Grammar-parts of speech clauses- independent and subordinate sentence structure