AP+Literature+and+Composition+Question+of+the+Day

These daily activities are designed to help you look at literature with an analytical eye and will prepare you for the questions that will appear on the spring AP exam. toc

=Prompt 2 "To Autumn"=

Question 1
According to the first stanza, Autumn "conspires" with the sun to make each aspect of nature more

A. beautiful B. verdant C. fecund D. enduring E. blighted

Question 2
Which of the following words does NOT help to establish the bountiful impression of Autumn that dominates stanza one? A. "load" (line 3) B. "mossed" (line 5) C. "swell" (line 7) D. "plump" (line 7) E. "o'er-brimmed" (line 11)

Question 3
In relation to the first nine lines of the poem, lines 10-11 reveal that Autumn essentially

A. engenders B. enthralls C. deludes D. sanctifies E. destroys

Question 4
In describing Autumn in the first two stanzas, the speaker relies heavily upon A. personification B. metonymy C. allusion D. simile E. hyperbole

=Prompt 3 //Confessions from a Flirt//=

Note: this passage is from a different source than the one given in class, so the line numbers may vary.

Question 1
This passage can be best described as a. a process narative that provides the background of a flirtatious young woman b. a personal narrative that shows the development of a flirtatous nature c. a cause and effect essay that explains some unladylike behavior d. an argument that justifies personal revenge e. a comparison of two very handsome but very different young gentlemen

Question 2
The narrator can best be described as a. indulged but sensitive b. revengeful but trustworthy c. angry but personable d. vindictive but personable e. spoiled but generous spirited

Question 3
In the context of the entire essay, paragraph two provides which of the following? a. It describes the naiveté of a young ingénue. b. It discloses a heartlessness preparatory to her later behavior towards men. c. It gives the reader a poetic description using astronomy. d. It contrasts two very different young suitors and the narrator's behavior towards them. e. It explains the narrator's naiveté in her early years of womanhood.

Question 4
Paragraph three uses all of the following stylistic devices EXCEPT a. allusion b. antithesis c. hyperbole d. polysyndeton e. anaphora

Question 5
In paragraph three, the narrator primarily relies upon which of the following sentence structures? a. simple sentences b. compound sentences c. parenthetical sentences d. periodic sentences **Question 6** Based on the rest of the passage, the best description of the young man as depicted in paragraph three is a. charming and thoughtful b. sensitive and artistic c. suave and experienced d. brave and adventurous e. modest and mannerly

Question 7
The last two sentences of paragraph 4 (78-81) employ which of the following two characteristics? a. repetition and exaggeration b. irony and hyperbole c. explanation and sorrow d. simile and metaphor e. juxtaposition and understatement

Question 8
The most likely meaning of the word "singular" (98) would be a. remarkable b. by oneself c. earnest d. deceitful e. duplicitous

Question 9
The pronoun "that" in line 63 refers to a. his guilty conscience b. his surprise at her anger c. the despicable gentleman d. the murder he committed e. her sadness over his deceit

Question 10
The phrase "The Devil aids his own" (line 121) can best be interpreted to mean a. the narrator's prayers were directed to the Devil b. the Devil only helps out other devils c. the narrator's evil revenge on men was accomplished with the help from the Devil d. the deceitful gentleman was like the Devil in his actions e. without the Devil's help, the narrator might never have learned the truth

Question 11
Paragraph 11 (lines 121-135) utilizes all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT a. alliteration b. assonance c. rhtorical question d. zeugma e. exclamation

=﻿Prompt 1 //Shirley//= Read the excerpt fromm //Shirley// by Charlotte Bronte to answer questions 1-5.

=Question 1 = In lines 1-4, the primary effect of using clauses that elaborate on one another is to a. establish the eminence of the curates b. create a precise narrative setting c. establish an appropriately solemn tone d. emphasize the sense of abundance being described e. lull the reader into an impressionable frame of mind =Question 2 = <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The phrase "ought to be doing" in line 4 does which of the following in the opening sentence? a. It shifts the focus from generalities to individual cases. b. It replaces descriptive prose with imaginative speculation. c. It presents a judgement on the curates. d. It empasizes the theoretical rather than the practical. e. It proposes a discussion of the spiritual duties of modern curates. =<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Questions 3 = <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">In the context of the passage, the phrase "cold lentils and vinegar without oil" (line 21) is used as a metaphor for the a. religiosity of Catholics b. austerity of curates c. poverty of the previous era d. serious state of mind of the narrator e. beginning episode of the speaker's story =<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Question 4 = <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The phrases "hatched under cradle-blankets" and "undergoing regeneration by nursery-baptism in wash-hand basins" (lines 31-32) imply a contrast between a. believers and disbelievers b. disciples and mentors c. younger clergy and older clergy d. ministers and their congregations e. Roman Catholics and Anglo-Catholics =<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Question 5 = <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The passage as a whole introduces contrasts between all of the following except a. young and old b. present and past c. plentitude and scarcity d. romance and realism e. virtue and vice