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Part I: Exam Overview and English Fundamentals 1Chapter 1: An Overview of the AP Literature and Composition Exam3Chapter 2: Exam Preparation 17Chapter 3: English Literature and Composition Fundamentals29Part II: Poetry 53Chapter 4: Poetic Devices 55Chapter 5: Poetry Interpretation 69Chapter 6: Answering Multiple-Choice Poetry Questions 79Chapter 7: Writing Essays on Poetic Passages 93Chapter 8: Practice Poetry Questions 107Part III: Prose and Drama 131Chapter 9: Reading Fiction and Drama Passages 133Chapter 10: Reading Nonfi ction Passages 153Chapter 11: Answering Multiple-Choice Prose and Drama Questions163Chapter 12: Writing Essays on Prose and Drama Passages 181Chapter 13: Practice Prose and Drama Questions 197Part IV: Open-Ended and Paired-Passage Essays 225Chapter 14: The Open-Ended Essay 227Chapter 15: Paired-Passage Essays 241Part V: Practice Exams and Scoring 257Chapter 16: Practice Exam 1 259Chapter 17: Scoring Practice Exam 1 279Chapter 18: Practice Exam 2 305Chapter 19: Scoring Practice Exam 2 325Part VI: Appendixes and Answer Sheets 349Appendix A: Literary Works 351Appendix B: Quick Grammar Review 357Answer Sheets 365Index 381