The practice AP Literature
multiple choice test challenged me with abstract pieces of writing that forced
me to deeply consider the author’s meaning behind his choice of words. With Love
Poem by John Frederick Nims and Excerpt from As I Lay Dying, “Addie”, by
William Faulkner, the practice test assessed my knowledge of the entire
spectrum of literature. For me,the most useful element was the realization I
needed to improve my ability to wield technical terms such as invective,
parable, and enjambment. Previously, I felt that literature was
mostly analytically and inferentially based, but there is still a significant
portion where knowing the technical aspects is necessary. This is perhaps
to previous tests I have taken such as the SAT or AP Comp where the technical
aspect of literature was not as accentuated. This is similar to becoming
familiarized with new vocabulary words, as a wider breadth of knowledge
certainly helps with making the right connections in studying English. Having
experienced my first dose of AP Literature, I now realize there is more to
literature than reading a passage and understanding what it it saying. This
understanding will be essential to me as a learner because I would like to
appreciate works of writing not just for their surface level meanings, but the
symbols and hidden messages they convey. As a next step, I need to expose
myself to the technical information of literature to journey further into true
understanding of writing.
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