,Table of Contents
About the Authors
How to Use This Book
Barron’s Essential 5
Introduction
The AP English Literature and Composition Exam
1 Getting Acquainted with the Test
Overview
Section I: Prose Passages and Poetry
Section II: Essay Questions
2 Answering Questions on the Test
Multiple-Choice Questions
Tactics for Answering Questions
Increasing Your Reading Power
Sample Poetry Questions
Practice with Poetry
Sample Prose Fiction Questions
Practice with Prose
3 Writing
Writing the Essays
Questions from Previous Exams
Guidelines for Writing Essays
How Essays Are Read and Evaluated
Scoring Your Own Essays
4 Diagnostic Test
Multiple-Choice Questions
, Essay Questions
Answer Explanations
Ap Exam Scoring Guide
Test Score Worksheet
5 Poetry
Poetry Overview
Reading Poems
Practice in Reading And Analyzing Poems
Analyzing Poems
The Use of Repetition
The Language of Poetry
Poetic Styles and Forms
6 Essay Question 1: Poetry Analysis
Sample Poetry Analysis
Essay Question 1
Student Essays
7 Essay Question 2: Prose Fiction Argument
Essay Question 2: On a Passage of Prose Fiction
Annotation: What It Can Do for You
D.I.Y. Passage for Annotation #1
D.I.Y. Passage for Annotation #2
Prose Fiction Argument with Student Essays
Prose Fiction Argument
8 Essay Question 3: Literary Argument
Meaning of Literary Argument
Literary Elements
Mini-Workout on Plot
Mini-Workout on Setting
Mini-Workout on Character
Mini-Workout on Point of View
Mini-Workout on Structure
Mini-Workout on Figurative Language
Mini-Workout on Theme
, Analyses of Selected Novels
Drama on the Exam
Writing About Selected Plays
Practice Test 1
SECTION I: Multiple-Choice Questions
SECTION II: Essay Questions
Answer Explanations
Scoring Your Own Essays
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test 2
SECTION I: Multiple-Choice Questions
SECTION II: Essay Questions
Answer Explanations
Scoring Your Own Essays
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test 3
SECTION I: Multiple-Choice Questions
SECTION II: Essay Questions
Answer Explanations
Scoring Your Own Essays
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test 4
SECTION I: Multiple-Choice Questions
SECTION II: Essay Questions
Answer Explanations
Scoring Your Own Essays
Test Score Worksheet
Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms
Acknowledgments