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.
1Short Fiction I
Character, setting, and plot in short stories.
Short Fiction I
Character, setting, and plot in short stories.
2Poetry I
Speaker, structure, and word choice in poems.
Poetry I
Speaker, structure, and word choice in poems.
3Longer Fiction or Drama I
How characters develop across a novel or play.
Longer Fiction or Drama I
How characters develop across a novel or play.
4Short Fiction II
Narration, perspective, and structure.
Short Fiction II
Narration, perspective, and structure.
5Poetry II
Figurative language: simile, metaphor, and imagery.
Poetry II
Figurative language: simile, metaphor, and imagery.
6Longer Fiction or Drama II
Narrators, contrasts, and structure in longer works.
Longer Fiction or Drama II
Narrators, contrasts, and structure in longer works.
7Short Fiction III
Complexity, ambiguity, and interpretation in short fiction.
Short Fiction III
Complexity, ambiguity, and interpretation in short fiction.
8Poetry III
Extended metaphor, conceit, and complex form.
Poetry III
Extended metaphor, conceit, and complex form.
9Longer Fiction or Drama III
Theme, complexity, and the literary argument.
Longer Fiction or Drama III
Theme, complexity, and the literary argument.