AP Literature exam review (top tips for MCQ and free response questions)

Need to review (or cram) for the AP English Lit exam this year? I've got you covered! All the notes are here in the description box.

Here's the link to the practice exam I reference in the video:
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/me...

Top Tips

- Be specific (read closely, give details, etc.)
- Read poetry like prose and vice versa
- Read every question carefully

MCQ (terms etc.)
- Don’t discount simpler answers
- Partly wrong = all wrong (MC)
- Roman numeral T/F, THEN choose answer
- Terms:
o Irony
o Hyperbole
o Connotation
o Allusion
o Juxtaposition
o Satire
o Invective
o Aphorism
o Prolepsis
o Synesthesia
o Bildungsroman
o Imagery

Essays
- Be readable
- Be specific
- Use organization (paragraphs)
- Start with a hook (don’t rephrase the prompt)
- Make your thesis statement obvious
- Answer the entire question (don’t forget the “overall meaning” part)
- Quote evidence if the passage is provided
- Avoid summary
- Explain why your specific comments and observations matter
- Use your prepared works for the Open Question, not the listed works
o Review the turning point scenes in depth
o Know names and order of events

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