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About the Author
During his thirty-plus years as a high school English teacher, George
Ehrenhaft introduced many hundreds of students to the riches of literature.
He aimed to show how plot, character, and voice serve not only as a means to
convey what authors and poets hope to say in their writings but also, more
important, to stimulate students to explore their own nature and discover
thoughts and feelings residing within themselves. In short, he aimed to
stimulate students not only to aim for 5’s on AP exams but to engage in a
lifelong quest to learn what it means to be human.
In addition to AP books on literature and language, he has written books on
ACT and SAT preparation, on English grammar, on writing college
application essays, and based on his personal experience—of all things—on
the joys and frustrations of being a do-it-yourself home builder.

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Table of Contents
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
Practice, Practice, Practice: Online Resources
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
Essay Scoring Worksheet
4 Diagnostic Test
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions
Section II: Essay Questions
Answer Key

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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
9 Practice Tests
Practice Test 1
Answer Key

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How to Use This Book
Most readers of this book are either currently taking an AP English course or
about to begin one. If that describes you, this book can accompany you as a
friendly and informed companion between now and May, when AP exams
are given. Use it as a supplement to classwork. Refer to it often as a way to
reinforce what you’ve learned. Let it tutor you on matters that you’ve found
elusive or hard to master. You might ask an AP teacher who knows your
strengths and weaknesses to recommend parts of the book to study.
Diagnostic Test
First, take the Diagnostic Test to gain an understanding of your strengths and
weaknesses. It is a complete test with answer explanations and includes
rubrics for the essay questions.
Review and Practice
As stated above, this book includes the right amount of review that fully
aligns with the six big ideas and nine units of study for short fiction, poetry,
and longer fiction. In addition, each chapter contains samples and practice.
Practice Tests
The final section of the book offers the opportunity to take four full-length
practice tests that include all question types found on the actual exam. A
comprehensive answer explanation is provided for each multiple-choice
question, and a sample essay and rubric are provided for all writing. Take all
of the practice tests, of course. They’re meant to give you that extra edge that
turns a good AP score into a better one.
Online Practice

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There are three full-length online practice exams. You may take these exams
in practice (untimed) mode or in timed mode. All questions include answer
explanations.
For Students
This review book highlights the key concepts in each unit and explains them
by giving content and examples. How you use the book depends on how your
school offers the course. Nevertheless, by following the strategies and by
taking the practice tests, you will have an indication of how well you will do
on the actual exam. As you prepare for the exam, study each chapter of this
book, take the practice tests, and check your answers. Revel in the correct
ones but let the wrong answers steer you to sections of the book for you to
review. Then in May, take the exam with confidence. I’ll be rooting for you
on test day!
Best of luck,
George Ehrenhaft
For Teachers
Many of your fellow teachers use this book as a resource. It can lighten your
load because it contains a great deal of what an AP Lit course typically
contains, including selected reading passages, important literary terminology,
analyses of prose and poetry, sample essays with evaluations, exam
questions, and several AP tests with answers fully explained. The literature
discussed in these pages may or may not already be a part of your AP course.
Questions and answers throughout the book are intended to stimulate
thinking and inspire students to write the kinds of in-depth analyses required
on AP exams. Naturally, I hope you find this book helpful. If you have ideas
for revising it for future editions, please send me a note via the publisher.

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BARRON’S ESSENTIAL 5
To reach your goal of 5 on the AP English Literature and
Composition exam, here are five essentials you MUST do:
1 Recognize literary terms. To answer both the multiple-choice and essay
questions, you should know not only the meaning of such literary terms as
structure, style, theme, imagery, symbolism, and irony, but also how these
concepts function in fiction and poetry.
2 Develop the habit of annotation. Analyze a page-long prose passage from a
work of literary merit. Read it once for an overall impression. Then read it again,
this time on the lookout for such features as the word choice, tone, use of detail,
sentence structure, and figures of speech. Describe the author’s purpose and how
it is achieved. To boost your performance on both the multiple-choice and essay
questions, practice annotation—every day.
3 Become a poetry consumer. A steady diet of poems will deepen your
understanding of poetry, a major feature of the AP exam. Read poems every day.
For each one, answer the ten crucial questions on pages 82–86 designed to help
you analyze and comprehend the purpose and meaning of the poems you read.
With practice, you’ll soon see how structure, sound, meter, and other elements
give poems the power to move, entertain, and enlighten.
4 Read widely and well. Test questions about literature range from the meaning of
an entire novel or play to the interpretation of a poetic word or phrase. Every
dimension of literature is fair game. Be prepared by immersing yourself in high-
quality works from various periods. Read thoroughly. Take nothing for granted.
Assume that every component in the work contributes to the meaning of the work
as a whole. Make an effort to contemplate and analyze:
• plot
• setting

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• character
• narrative voice
• structure
• language
• . . . and much more
5 Write essays for practice. Get into the habit of writing essays in no more than
40 minutes. Use the time to read the prompt and choose a main idea, or thesis.
Defend your choice with appropriate supporting evidence. Before you start
writing, list your ideas and arrange them in sensible order. While composing your
essay, be sure to:
• introduce your topic
• develop coherent paragraphs
• vary sentence structure
• choose the best words to express ideas
• provide a brief conclusion
Set aside a few minutes for editing and proofreading. Above all, try to enjoy the
process, and reward yourself for each successful essay you write.

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Introduction
The AP English Literature and Composition Exam
The AP English Literature and Composition exam tests your ability to
understand and interpret the form and content of poems and fictional
passages. It also asks you to write essays that analyze literary techniques used
by poets, playwrights, and writers of fiction.
The exam takes three hours and is divided into two sections. The first
section, one hour long, consists of multiple-choice questions. It counts for 45
percent of your test score. The rest of the exam, worth 55 percent of the
score, lasts two hours and requires you to write three essays.
Section I— Fifty-five multiple-choice questions based on your reading of
two or three prose fiction passages and two or three poems. (One hour)
Section II— Three essays: one on a given poem, one on a passage of prose
fiction—each analyzing how form and content relate to the meaning—and a
third essay on your choice of novel or play. (Two hours)
Some of this book will acquaint you with the multiple-choice questions on
the exam and give you practical help in essay writing. Other parts will help
you develop a flair for critically evaluating poems, novels, and plays.
Your score on the exam is reported on a scale of 1–5, generally
understood to mean:
5 extremely well qualified
4 well qualifed
3 qualified
2 possibly qualified
1 not recommended for AP credit
A high test score demonstrates proficiency in English at least on a par
with college students who have done well in an introductory course in

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1
Getting Acquainted with the Test
Learning Objectives
➜ Length of the exam
➜ Types of questions
➜ Format of questions
Overview
The analysis of poetry and prose fiction are truly at the heart of the exam. The
best preparation consists of becoming familiar with the format of the exam
and having plenty of experience in critical reading and analysis of prose and
poetry from roughly the sixteenth century to the present. Ideally, most of the
works should have been written originally in English, but high-quality
literature in translation, such as Greek drama and Russian novels, serve the
purpose equally well.
On the exam, you’ll be asked to analyze a number of poems and prose
passages by taking into account, among other things, their structure, style,
and dominant themes. You may also be asked to recognize and discuss such
elements as figurative language, imagery, point of view, and tone.
TIP
To earn a top score on the exam, get into the habit of searching for the ways authors use language
and literary form to convey meaning.
You should also be conversant with several works by established novelists
such as Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Updike, Toni Morrison, and
Cormac McCarthy and plays by such dramatists as Shakespeare, Henrik

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