2008 AP® ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION SECTION II Total time—2 hours Question 1 In the two poems below‚ Keats and Longfellow reflect on similar concerns. Read the poems carefully. Then write an essay in which you compare and contrast the two poems‚ analyzing the poetic techniques each writer uses to explore his particular situation. When I Have Fears When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has glean’d my
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Prompt Essay “High school students are faced with making decisions about the world of work” Why‚ Yes the quote is simple all it takes is some analyzing‚ it’s explaining how hard high school can be especially at the end. When you are faced with the world and on your own‚ it can get hard if you haven’t explored the many choices of jobs. This takes a lot of work to get to a job that makes you happy but sometimes you gotta take a hit for your life to go in the right direction. Also you gotta focus on
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In ÒThe History TeacherÓ by Billy Collins and ÒA Barred OwlÓ by > Richard Wilbur‚ scenes which Adults explain situations to children are > described. In both of the poems‚ the adults describe either past > historical events or contemporary happenings in such a way as to > prevent children from seeing the full extent of harsh reality. Both > Poems either state explicitly or infer that the adultsÕ goal is to > protect the children from the entire truth. Yet‚ in the first poem‚ > by Wilbur
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Sam V. Mr. S. AP English 26 October 2012 Essay Prompt #2 The author‚ Seamus Deane‚ discusses the two greatest pieces that stood out and impacted his own writing style. He does so not by just writing down what exactly changed his mind‚ but rather presenting his two encounters and the following reactions. The first piece of literature discussed was The Shan Van Vocht‚ a novel full of action packed adventure. It held a very big influence during the rebellion of 1798‚ being a main topic of the
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A picture is worth a thousand words‚ but James Joyce manages to paint a pretty vivid one in only two short paragraphs. Joyce offers tremendous insight into the character of Gabriel in the short story "The Dead." He captures the essence of a scene laden with death and laced with tones of despair and hopelessness. By employing third person narration alternating with a stream of consciousness‚ Joyce demonstrates his abilities to delve deep into Gabriel’s mind‚ illustrating this somewhat detached disposition
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AP English 11 Zachary Bresnick AP English Writing Prompt 12/13/14 Anxiety Stems from Uprooting In the excerpt from Meena Alexander’s autobiography‚ Fault Lines‚ she describes her constant uprooting of her life as the cause of her fractured self. Her constant uprooting caused her ego anxiety which has triggered a division of self and has unconsciously forced her ego use self-defense mechanisms such as projection‚ repression‚ and regression. Alexander has constantly been moving around
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Strayer AP Practice Essay Prompts Chapter 1 and 2 1. Analyze the continuities and changes that resulted from the spread of agriculture beginning around 10‚000 years ago to 5000 years ago. 2. Compare the interaction between humans and the environment between two of the following types of societies between 3000 B.C.E. a. Hunter-gather b. Agricultural c. Pastoral Chapter 3 1. Analyze the continuities and changes in social and economic life that emerged as a result of the formation of city-states
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Annie Vo AP English Language & Composition 5‚ July 2013 Question 1 In Chief Seattle’s oration to Governor Isaac I. Stevens‚ Seattle attempts to fight for equality for Native Americans despite their differences in social status with the Caucasians. Through the use of rhetorical strategies such as figurative language‚ organization‚ diction and tone‚ Seattle attacks the Governor’s malicious deeds‚ while at the same time praises him‚ and reminds him that the Native people‚ although presented
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coronado17 January 8‚ 2013 AP English Language Woolf’s Language in Moments of Being In the excerpt of Moments of Being‚ Virginia Woolf reflects upon her childhood summers spent with her dad and father. As Woolf relives that one joyful day‚ she intrigues the reader with her rich writing style. While telling her story‚ Virginia Woolf uses language techniques such sentence structure‚ punctuation‚ and metaphors to convey the importance of this nostalgia. Moments of Being attracts the reader to feel
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Summer Reading Book AP Essay Prompts 2012: “And‚ after all‚ our surroundings influence our lives and characters as much as fate‚ destiny or any supernatural agency.” Pauline Hopkins‚ Contending Forces Choose a novel or play in which cultural‚ physical‚ or geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in a character. Then write a well-organized essay in which you analyze how surroundings affect this character and illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole. 2011: In a novel
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