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The AP Literature and Composition exam is all about close reading. Test takers are presented with a passage and asked to analyze how an author uses literary devices to create a desired effect. Prepare your students for the exam with a reference packet that defines these devices, explains their purpose or effect, and provides tips for how to identify the devices in text.
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test preparation, tone, imagery, details, syntax, diction, literary terms, literary elements, literary analysis, literary devices, literary themes, author's style, rhetorical devices, textual evidence, author's purpose, denotation, connotation, concrete details, abstract nouns, figures of speech, figurative language, sound devices, similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, puns, symbols, analogies, oxymoron, alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, point of view
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Instructional Ideas
- Post the reference on your class web page or copy the resource for class members
- Provide examples from released AP exams
Classroom Considerations
- Designed for AP and pre-AP English classes
Pros
- Includes lists words to use to describe tone, mood, and diction
Cons
- No examples are included