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Increase your exam confidence with these College Board AP® English Language and Composition past papers. Includes exam papers and mark schemes organised by year.
Download free-response questions from past AP English Language & Composition exams, along with scoring guidelines, sample responses, and scoring distributions.
The following list of 37 terms, based on consulting both the AP English Language and Composition Course and Exam Description and free-response material from past years, provides an important overview of the major AP Lang rhetorical devices and techniques you need to know.
- Ad Hominem: An argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack.
- Adjective: The part of speech (or word class) that modifies a noun or a pronoun.
- Adverb: The part of speech (or word class) that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
- Allegory: Extending a metaphor so that objects, persons, and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text.
It is suggested that you spend 15 minutes reading the question, analyzing and evaluating the sources, and 40 minutes writing your response. Note: You may begin writing your response before the reading period is over. (This question counts for one-third of the total essay section score.)
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Of the following, the most critical terms for AP Language are: diction, syntax, tone, imagery, figurative language, point-of-view, detail, pacing, shift, connotation, denotation and theme.
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Question 1. The score should reflect a judgment of the quality of the essay as a whole. Students had only 40 minutes to read and write; the essay, therefore, is not a finished product and should not be judged by standards appropriate for an out-of-class assignment.
