How to Use This Book vii
Barron's Essential 5 viii
Introduction 1
The AP English Literature and Composition Exam 1
1. Getting Acquainted with the Test 3
Overview 3
Section I: Prose Passages and Poetry 3
Section II: Essay Questions 4
Practice, Practice, Practice: Online Resources 6
2. Answering Questions on the Test 7
Multiple-Choice Questions 7
Tactics for Answering Questions 8
Increasing Your Reading Power 10
Sample Poetry Questions 11
Practice with Poetry 15
Sample Prose Fiction Questions 20
Practice with Prose 24
3. Writing 31
Writing the Essays 31
Questions from Previous Exams 32
Guidelines for Writing Essays 35
How Essays Are Read and Evaluated 42
Scoring Your Own Essays 45
Essay Scoring Worksheet 46
4. Diagnostic Test 47
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions 51
Section II: Essay Questions 64
Answer Key 68
Answer Explanations 69
AP Exam Scoring Guide 78
Test Score Worksheet 80
5. Poetry 81
Poetry Overview 81
Reading Poems 82
Practice in Reading and Analyzing Poems 88
Analyzing Poems 99
The Use of Repetition 102
The Language of Poetry 108
Poetic Styles and Forms 121
6. Essay Question 1: Poetry Analysis 137
Sample Poetry Analysis 137
Essay Question 1 138
Student Essays 139
7. Essay Question 2: Prose Fiction Argument 145
Essay Question 2: On a Passage of Prose Fiction 145
Annotation: What It Can Do for You 146
D.I.Y. Passage for Annotation #1 149
D.I.Y. Passage for Annotation #2 152
Prose Fiction Argument with Student Essays 157
Prose Fiction Argument 158
8. Essay Question 3: Literary Argument 165
Meaning of Literary Argument 165
Literary Elements 170
Mini-Workout on Plot 172
Mini-Workout on Setting 173
Mini-Workout on Character 176
Mini-Workout on Point of View 178
Mini-Workout on Structure 180
Mini-Workout on Figurative Language 182
Mini-Workout on Theme 183
Analyses of Selected Novels 185
Drama on the Exam 187
Writing About Selected Plays 188
9. Practice Tests 197
Practice Test 1 201
Answer Key 217
Answer Explanations 218
Practice Test 2 231
Answer Key 247
Answer Explanations 248
Practice Test 3 261
Answer Key 275
Answer Explanations 276
Practice Test 4 289
Answer Key 304
Answer Explanations 305
Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms 317
Acknowledgments 327
Index 329