AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects
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Murellus believe that “these growing feathers plucked from Caesar’s wings will make him fly an ordinary pitch.” Although their effort fails‚ the statement likens Caesar to Icarus‚ an important figure in Greek mythology. Icarus and his father Daedalus‚ trapped on the island of Crete‚ build feathered wings and try to escape. But Icarus‚ proud at what he has accomplished‚ soars too close to the sun‚ melts his wings‚ and drowns in the ocean. Shakespeare uses this classical allusion to hint to the reader
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Frida Kahlo (1907-54)‚ whose body and biography were her chief subjects‚ mythologized them into a revealing life epic. Her paintings tell stories-intimate‚ engaging‚ terrifying‚ and tragic ones. When she abandoned hope in her daily life‚ Kahlo embedded her despair within paintings‚ which‚ by virtue of their very existence‚ act as the artist’s envoys in search of salvation‚ or something like it. At times archaizing and romantic‚ at times brutally immediate‚ Kahlo’s subjects impose stasis on history
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Several new biscuits were invented in the 19th century including the Garibaldi (1861)‚ the cream cracker (1885) and the Digestive (1892). Furthermore new sweets were invented during the 19th century including peanut brittle (1890) and liquorice allsorts (1899). For centuries people drank chocolate but the first chocolate bar was made in 1847. Milk chocolate was invented in 1875. These were not uncommon sentiments in the late 19th century‚ an era when laws to prohibit the use of drugs of all sorts
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about Prometheus and his punishment for helping people which also emphasized the importance of culture. They also transmitted through myths their discoveries about society and life in general‚ the example of which are mythical flyers‚ Daedalus and Icarus‚ as an eternal reminder of what happens to the ones who want too much. Apart from myths related to religion‚ myths have been produced about regular people as well. Through those myths people have shown their belief and hope for better future and
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the underworld‚ or from the heights of the skies? In either case‚ the maker must have had wings to delve into the ’distant deeps’‚ or to soar high up to heaven. The maker must be a daring aspirant who has ’the hand’ to ’seize the fire’‚ may be‚ like Icarus or Prometheus in Greek mythology. Stanza 3 again posits questions relating to the creature and its creator. Since the huge beast has had a big and bold heart made up of strong muscles‚ its creator must also be strong-shouldered‚ and must have known
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Chapter 9: It’s All Greek to Me Myth is the body of story that matters Greek and Roman myths are so ingrained into our consciousness that we don’t realize how apparent they are. Like in William Carlos Williams painting Landscape with Fall of Icarus. Without the legs sticking out of the water in that making the painting that much less popular. Chapter 12: Is That A Symbol If it’s not symbolism‚ it’s allegory Symbols are personal things We want it to mean one thing‚ but is
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Greed as well as excessive pride are themes common throughout all of Greek Mythology‚ as seen in stories like Icarus. In Midas however‚ we are shown the effects that greed and senselessness can have. Due to his lust for wealth and gold as well as his lack of common sense‚ Midas suffered the ultimate punishment. It goes to show that there will always suffering to
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Art History Study Guide for Final Review for final exam‚ Art 2‚ Renaissance to Modern The questions on the test will be taken from the categories below. I have left out some artists entirely and in some cases limited the objects being considered for questions. You will choose ten or twelve questions from 16 or more possibilities. Art of Venice (two questions) Titian Giorgione Palladio (Villa Rotonda only) El Greco (Laocoon [National Gallery‚ DC] and View of Toledo [Met]‚ see Met
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Chapter 1: Dian Fossey plans a trip for seven weeks to Africa where she will study gorillas and meet scientists Louis and Mary Leakey. Fossey goes with the Leakey’s to look at a giraffe fossil at an excavation site. She ends up falling into the ditch where the fossil was‚ breaking her ankle and throwing up all over the fossil. After two weeks of recovering‚ Fossey goes to study gorillas with Alan Root‚ a photographer‚ and his wife‚ Joan. After watching the gorillas‚ Fossey returns to her hometown
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