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AP English Literature and Composition

9 units · 12 topics · 237 lessons · Exam: May

Close reading of fiction, poetry, and drama, and the literary argument essays built on it.

  1. 1Short Fiction I
  2. 2Poetry I
  3. 3Longer Fiction or Drama I
  4. 4Short Fiction II
  5. 5Poetry II
  6. 6Longer Fiction or Drama II
  7. 7Short Fiction III
  8. 8Poetry III
  9. 9Longer Fiction or Drama III
1

Short Fiction I

Character, setting, and plot in short stories.

  1. 1Character and CharacterizationUp next18 lessons
2

Poetry I

Speaker, structure, and word choice in poems.

  1. 1Poetic Form and Structure15 lessons
3

Longer Fiction or Drama I

How characters develop across a novel or play.

  1. 1Drama23 lessons
4

Short Fiction II

Narration, perspective, and structure.

  1. 1Setting, Structure, and Narration32 lessons
5

Poetry II

Figurative language: simile, metaphor, and imagery.

  1. 1Figurative Language and Imagery25 lessons
6

Longer Fiction or Drama II

Narrators, contrasts, and structure in longer works.

  1. 1Narration and Structure in Longer WorksLessons from this unit
7

Short Fiction III

Complexity, ambiguity, and interpretation in short fiction.

  1. 1The Prose Fiction Analysis Essay19 lessons
  2. 2Ambiguity and Complexity in Short FictionCoverage growing
8

Poetry III

Extended metaphor, conceit, and complex form.

  1. 1The Poetry Analysis Essay15 lessons
  2. 2Extended Metaphor and Complex ImageryCoverage growing
9

Longer Fiction or Drama III

Theme, complexity, and the literary argument.

  1. 1Theme and Complexity16 lessons
  2. 2The Literary Argument Essay11 lessons