AP Lit First Quiz

Introduction (How’s he do that)

What is the core concept of this chapter?

Litterature is driven by core concepts and symbols that readers recognize

What is the Key takeaway of this chapter

Authors use a symbolic grammar that means more than what is said on paper

What are the 3 elements of Litterary Analysis Memory?

Memory, Symbol, and pattern

Chapter 5 (Now where have I seen him before)

What is the Core Concept of this chapter?

That all stories grow out of other stories

What is the key takeaway?

Works constantly diolauge with each other through different forms of speech

How to apply it to the test?

If lets say someone sacrifices themselves, think of comparing them to Christ based storylines like the bible

Chapter 25 (Don’t read with your eyes)

Core Concept

You must read the text and literature through the historic eyes of the time it was written, not your 21st century eyes

Key takeaway

Don’t use your own personal bias and step outside of your beliefs to see why that person or charecter in the story made the decision they did

Test applications

Sympathize with the historical context, try to understand the characters actions even if they seem weird because they may have been normal at that time period

Chapter 26 (Is He Serious and other Ironies)

Core Concept

Irony Trumps everything (ex: A character steps into rain to start again, then lightning strikes him down)

Key Takeaway

Expectation vs reality (ex: rain represents cleansing, but when Irony happens now the rain causes mud and chaos)

Test application

Start by finding the standard symbol then find the outcome and if there’s a gap its irony!