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AP Literature and Composition

AP Literature and Composition. April 5, 2010 Welcome back! Happy spring!. Agenda:. What do we really need to know when it comes to scansion? A few summative thoughts on rhyme and meter. Practicing what we need to know: sample AP poetry set. What do we need to know on scansion?.

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AP Literature and Composition

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  1. AP Literature and Composition April 5, 2010 Welcome back! Happy spring!

  2. Agenda: • What do we really need to know when it comes to scansion? A few summative thoughts on rhyme and meter. • Practicing what we need to know: sample AP poetry set.

  3. What do we need to know on scansion? See the provided glossary of metrical terms. These are the terms that you need to know for the AP exam. There are a couple of terms that need to be highlighted and expanded upon - take notes.

  4. Critical Scansion Terms Iambic Pentameter: five foot (ten syllable) line in which the syllables are U /. Make sure that you can identify this pattern, and count the syllables first to help identify the meter.

  5. Critical Scansion Terms Stanza: unit within a poem. 2-line stanza: couplet 3-line stanza: triplet or tercet 4-line stanza: quatrain

  6. Critical Scansion Terms Sonnet: a fourteen-line iambic pentameter poem. The conventional Italian, or Petrachan, sonnet is rhymed abba, abba, cde, cde. The English, or Shakespearean, sonnet is rhymed abab, cdcd, efef, gg.

  7. AP Practice Set • Step One: Read the poem at least two times. • Step Two: Number the lines. • Step Three: Label the rhyme structure. • Step Four: Identify the meter. Remember, you are looking for patterns. • Step Five: Complete a modified TP-CASTT. Focus on the following: Paraphrase, Connotation (look for specific literary devices), Attitude, and Shift.

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