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title: "AP Latin 6.2 Teacher's Choice Poetry: Sight Reading Guide"
description: "AP Latin Reading 6.2 is a Teacher's Choice Poetry reading of about 250 Latin words in Unit 6. Get the skills, suggested texts, vocab, and sight-reading tips."
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subject: "AP Latin"
unit: "Unit 6 – Course Project and Teacher's Choice – Latin Poetry"
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# AP Latin 6.2 Teacher's Choice Poetry: Sight Reading Guide

## Summary

AP Latin Reading 6.2 is a Teacher's Choice Poetry reading of about 250 Latin words in Unit 6. Get the skills, suggested texts, vocab, and sight-reading tips.

## Guide

## Overview

[AP Latin](/ap-latin "fv-autolink") 6.2 is the Teacher's Choice Poetry reading in [Unit 6](/ap-latin/unit-6 "fv-autolink"), a slot of approximately 250 words of Latin poetry that your teacher picks. There is no single assigned passage, so your class might read Catullus, Ovid, Horace, a Renaissance poet, or something else entirely.

This reading comes at the very end of the course. It acts as a final review of grammar, [syntax](/ap-latin/key-terms/syntax "fv-autolink"), and vocabulary and as one last round of sight-reading practice. That matters because a big chunk of the multiple-choice section uses Latin you have never seen before. The more unfamiliar poetry you read now, the calmer you'll be when a new passage shows up on exam day.

## What Teacher's Choice Means

Teacher's Choice readings are flexible slots in the AP Latin course framework. The required authors are Pliny (prose) and [Vergil](/ap-latin/unit-3 "fv-autolink") (poetry). These slots let you read the much wider world of Latin literature. That could mean other passages from the syllabus works, other Classical authors, Latin from later periods like the Renaissance, or authors from groups the traditional Latin canon has often left out.

Here's how teachers choose:

- **The suggested list is optional.** The College Board publishes a nonexhaustive list of suggested texts, but teachers don't have to use it.
- **No exam advantage.** Reading a listed text won't necessarily help you on the exam, and no priority is given to listed authors when the exam is written or graded.
- **Fit matters most.** Teachers pick whatever best meets their class's needs, whether it's on the list or not.

Reading 6.2 is one of five Teacher's Choice Poetry readings: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, and 6.2. Together they add up to approximately 1,350 words of poetry. In Unit 6, readings 6.1 and 6.2 sit alongside the four [Course Project](/ap-latin/ap-latin-exam/course-project/study-guide/ap-latin-course-project "fv-autolink") passages. You read and [analyze](/ap-latin/course-skills/analyze/study-guide/NHFeYJQL6aSUg2izGgT0 "fv-autolink") those passages in depth over several class periods. If your teacher picks a Classical or Late Antique text for 6.2, you'll also be ready to place it in its cultural context, since you've built up a lot of background by this point in the year.

## Skills This Reading Builds

| Skill | What it looks like in practice |
|---|---|
| Define Latin words and phrases | You recognize the basic dictionary meaning of a word, like *flos* (flower) or *pulso* (beat, strike). |
| Identify meaning in context | You pick the meaning that fits the passage. *Flos* can mean "flower," but it can also mean "youthful prime" when a poet talks about youth. |
| Describe how nouns function: genitive | The genitive does more than mean "of." It can describe a quality (example: *femina magnae sapientiae*, a woman of great wisdom), show the whole that a part comes from (example: *plus vini*, more wine), or act like the object of a noun that implies action (example: *cupiditas regni*, desire for a kingdom). |
| Describe how nouns function: accusative of duration | An accusative without a preposition can tell you how long something lasts (example: *multos annos*, for many years). |
| Describe how nouns function: vocative | The vocative names the person or thing being spoken to (example: *Marce, veni!*, Come, Marcus!). Poets use it all the time to address a lover, a friend, or a god. |
| Describe how verbs function: result clauses | *Ut* plus a subjunctive verb can show the result of an action. Look for a signal word in the main clause: *adeo, ita, sic, tam, tantus, tot, talis*. Example: *Tam sollicitus erat ut non dormiret* (He was so worried that he did not sleep). Result clauses also follow *accidit, fit,* and *efficit*. |
| Summarize explicit meaning | You can say what happens: the ideas, the setting, and the order of events. |
| Summarize implied meaning | You read past the literal words to what the figurative language and context suggest, like a storm that really stands for an emotional crisis. |
| Translate idiomatically | You turn Latin into natural English, not word-for-word English that no one would actually say. |
| Recognize Roman social norms | You spot omens, portents, and dreams. Romans read these as signs about the future, believed bad ones could be averted, and thought ignoring them could bring disaster. Signs came from speech, weather, the sky, or animal behavior. You also notice Roman values like mercy, honesty, frugality, hard work, responsibility, courage, self-control, and ethical behavior, and you notice when people fail to live up to them. |
| Recognize mythology and legend | You know the major gods. Jupiter is king of the gods and married to Juno, queen of the gods and goddess of marriage. Minerva oversees handicrafts and war. Mars is a war god. Apollo covers music, medicine, prophecy, archery, and the sun. Mercury is god of merchants and thieves and the messenger of the gods. |

## Suggested Texts Your Class Might Read

Below are poetry texts teachers often consider for this slot. Many link to a Fiveable guide if you know which one your class is reading.

| Author | Work and passage | On the College Board suggested list? | Fiveable study guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catullus | Carmina, 1, 3, 13, and 51 | Yes | [Catullus Carmina, 1, 3, 13, and 51 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-social-personal-poems-study-guide/study-guide/00f536a7b3eb1f30) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 5, 7, and 85 | Yes | [Catullus Carmina, 5, 7, and 85 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-love-poems-study-guide/study-guide/L8ZWhxILuqPPM2kI) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 9 | Yes | [Catullus Selected Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 12 | Yes | [Catullus Selected Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 31 | Yes | [Catullus Selected Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 46 | Yes | [Catullus Selected Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 64.1-24 and 132-240 | Yes | [Catullus Carmina, 64.1-24 and 132-240 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-64-wedding-peleus-thetis-study-guide/study-guide/319cec7920750d8c) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 101 | Yes | [Catullus Selected Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 107 | Yes | [Catullus Selected Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Catullus | Carmina, 109 | Yes | [Catullus Selected Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Catullus | Carmina, Selected poems | No (broader category) | [Catullus Carmina, Selected poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/catullus-selected-poems-study-guide/study-guide/762fff0b35bc3aed) |
| Horace | Odes, 1.11, 2.3, 2.10, and 3.2 | Yes | [Horace Odes, 1.11, 2.3, 2.10, and 3.2 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/horace-life-philosophy-odes-study-guide/study-guide/b92f8ef0ddc36c54) |
| Horace | Odes, 4.14 | Yes | [Horace Odes, 4.14 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/horace-odes-4-14-praising-augustus-study-guide/study-guide/f37f727841dfab9e) |
| Horace | Sermones, 1.9 | Yes | [Horace Sermones, 1.9 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/horace-sermones-1-9-boor-study-guide/study-guide/131b15d5d297b69a) |
| Horace | Odes, Selected odes | No (broader category) | [Horace Odes, Selected odes guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/horace-life-philosophy-odes-study-guide/study-guide/b92f8ef0ddc36c54) |
| Sulpicia | Six Poems | Yes | [Sulpicia Six Poems guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/sulpicia-six-poems-study-guide/study-guide/e42a6fd810b0e293) |
| Tibullus | Elegies, Books 2 and 4 | Yes | [Tibullus Elegies, Books 2 and 4 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/tibullus-books-2-4-study-guide/study-guide/038f8be6010bb57e) |
| Propertius | Elegies, 2.12 and 4.1.1-70 | Yes | [Propertius Elegies, 2.12 and 4.1.1-70 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/propertius-elegies-2-12-4-1-1-70-study-guide/study-guide/d245faaf5d7db381) |
| Ovid | Amores, 1.9 and 3.1 | Yes | [Ovid Amores, 1.9 and 3.1 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-amores-1-9-3-1-study-guide/study-guide/0a56301891ea92fd) |
| Ovid | Epistulae ex Ponto, 4.1-58 | Yes | [Ovid Epistulae ex Ponto, 4.1-58 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-exile-poetry-study-guide/study-guide/c57d30b007489ad4) |
| Ovid | Fasti, Arion and the Dolphin (February 3) | Yes | [Ovid Fasti, Arion and the Dolphin (February 3) guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-fasti-book-3-arion-study-guide/study-guide/29LGxHAg9IgMd1uX) |
| Ovid | Heroides, 1 and 7 | Yes | [Ovid Heroides, 1 and 7 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-heroides-1-and-7-study-guide/study-guide/dwMUcgk0kamlHt8k) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, 1.452-546 | Yes | [Ovid Metamorphoses, 1.452-546 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-1-452-546-daphne-study-guide/study-guide/ttnFYoCAIBJmXvh7) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, 3.402-510 | Yes | [Ovid Metamorphoses, 3.402-510 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-3-402-510-narcissus-study-guide/study-guide/9w6HYfEFqv6kp4Vi) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, 8.183-235 | Yes | [Ovid Metamorphoses, 8.183-235 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-7-183-235-daedalus-icarus-study-guide/study-guide/5QXJOigwCCjqO6cK) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, 8.611-724 | Yes | [Ovid Metamorphoses, 8.611-724 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-8-611-724-philemon-baucis-study-guide/study-guide/GraSA3Hv1zubyjYt) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, 11.85-145 | Yes | [Ovid Metamorphoses, 11.85-145 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-11-85-145-king-midas-study-guide/study-guide/EdHNivtHbbN9Yjwp) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, 14.101-157 | Yes | [Ovid Metamorphoses, 14.101-157 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-14-101-157-aeneas-underworld-study-guide/study-guide/ZvHTf9jJlExxUEOh) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, 15.745-879 | Yes | [Ovid Metamorphoses, 15.745-879 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-15-745-879-celebration-caesars-study-guide/study-guide/c944fe968bf657e4) |
| Ovid | Tristia, 2.1-74, 3.47-102, and 6.1-36 | Yes | [Ovid Tristia, 2.1-74, 3.47-102, and 6.1-36 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-exile-poetry-study-guide/study-guide/c57d30b007489ad4) |
| Ovid | Metamorphoses, Selected episodes | No (broader category) | [Ovid Metamorphoses, Selected episodes guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-metamorphoses-similes-metaphors-study-guide/study-guide/bff767a249e9712e) |
| Ovid | Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, Exile poetry (selections) | No (broader category) | [Ovid Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, Exile poetry (selections) guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/ovid-exile-poetry-study-guide/study-guide/c57d30b007489ad4) |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 1.52-80 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 1.124-141 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 1.198-209 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 1.340-364 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 2.1-12 and 265-267 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 2.526-566 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 7.37-45 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 8.671-731 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 10.420-509 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 11.648-675 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Aeneid, 11.794-835 | Yes | Not yet |
| Vergil | Eclogues, 4 | Yes | [Vergil Eclogues, 4 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/vergil-eclogues-4-study-guide/study-guide/98206ab75055faf0) |
| Vergil | Georgics, 4.485-503 | Yes | [Vergil Georgics, 4.485-503 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/vergil-georgics-orpheus-and-eurydice-study-guide/study-guide/3ffa2bf8e1b14bdc) |
| Vergil | Aeneid, Additional passages | No (broader category) | Not yet |
| Martial | Epigrams, 1.1-5 | Yes | [Martial Epigrams Collection guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/martial-epigrams-collection-study-guide/study-guide/433a1f3728b1d51a) |
| Martial | Epigrams, 4.1, 4.3, and 4.27 | Yes | [Martial Epigrams Collection guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/martial-epigrams-collection-study-guide/study-guide/433a1f3728b1d51a) |
| Martial | Epigrams, Selections | Yes | [Martial Epigrams, Selections guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/martial-epigrams-collection-study-guide/study-guide/433a1f3728b1d51a) |
| Faltonia Betinia Proba | Cento Vergilianus de Laudibus Christi | Yes | [Faltonia Betinia Proba Cento Vergilianus de Laudibus Christi guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/faltonia-betinia-proba-cento-vergilianus-study-guide/study-guide/ap-latin-6-17-proba-cento-vergilianus) |
| Martha Marchina | Musa Posthuma | Yes | [Martha Marchina Musa Posthuma guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/martha-marchina-musa-posthuma-study-guide/study-guide/ad95a7c683352e45) |
| Luisa Sigea de Velasco | Syntra | Yes | [Luisa Sigea de Velasco Syntra guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/luisa-sigea-de-velasco-syntra-study-guide/study-guide/80063ee4081a16d3) |
| Juan Latino | De natali serenissimi, 1-20, 45-56, and 77-78 | Yes | [Juan Latino De natali serenissimi, 1-20, 45-56, and 77-78 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/juan-latino-de-natali-serenissimi-study-guide/study-guide/ap-latin-6-18-juan-latino-de-natali-serenissimi) |
| Rafael Landívar | Rusticatio Mexicana, 2.67-79 and 114-127 | Yes | [Rafael Landívar Rusticatio Mexicana, 2.67-79 and 114-127 guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/rafael-landivar-rusticatio-mexicana-study-guide/study-guide/ap-latin-6-21-rafael-landivar-rusticatio-mexicana) |
| Leo Kaiser (ed.) | Early American Latin Verse, 1625-1825: An Anthology, esp. Peter Bulkeley, "On an Earthquake"; William Morrell, "Nov-Anglia" | Yes | [Leo Kaiser (ed.) Early American Latin Verse, 1625-1825: An Anthology, esp. Peter Bulkeley, "On an Earthquake"; William Morrell, "Nov-Anglia" guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/early-american-latin-leo-kaiser-study-guide/study-guide/d1d3b3e75b41a970) |
| Various authors | Carmina Burana | Yes | [Carmina Burana guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/carmina-burana-medieval-songs-study-guide/study-guide/9e4cdfe755e157f3) |
| Various authors | Christian Latin poetry, e.g., Prudentius, Sedulius, Ambrose | No (broader category) | Not yet |
| Various authors | Contemporary Latin poetry | No (broader category) | Not yet |
| Various authors | Medieval Latin poetry | No (broader category) | Not yet |
| Various authors | Modern Latin poetry | No (broader category) | [Modern Latin poetry guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/modern-latin-poetry-study-guide/study-guide/71271cbd533cbe7a) |
| Various authors | Neo-Latin poetry | No (broader category) | Not yet |
| Various authors | Renaissance Latin poetry | No (broader category) | [Renaissance Latin poetry guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/renaissance-latin-poetry-study-guide/study-guide/97c838476439f611) |
| Various authors/unknown | Carmina Epigraphica | No (broader category) | [Carmina Epigraphica guide](/ap-latin/unit-6/carmina-epigraphica-study-guide/study-guide/fd21ba2aec6c36ba) |

Your teacher can also choose a poem that isn't on this list, so don't worry if yours is missing.

## How to Read an Unseen Latin Poetry Passage

1. **Read the title and any English introduction first.** They tell you who is speaking, where the scene takes place, and what's at stake. That context will save you from wild guesses later.
2. **Skim the whole passage once without translating.** Note names, [gods](/ap-latin/unit-5 "fv-autolink"), places, and words you know for sure. Try to get a general sense of the topic.
3. **Find the verbs.** Each finite verb usually marks a clause. Check [person](/ap-latin/key-terms/person "fv-autolink") and [number](/ap-latin/key-terms/number "fv-autolink") so you know who is acting. Watch for omitted forms of *sum*, which poets often drop.
4. **Match endings, not positions.** Poets separate [adjectives](/ap-latin/key-terms/adjective "fv-autolink") from their nouns (this is called [hyperbaton](/ap-latin/key-terms/hyperbaton "fv-autolink")). Pair words by case, number, and gender, even if they sit lines apart.
5. **Watch for this reading's grammar.** A vocative points to who is being addressed. An [accusative](/ap-latin/key-terms/accusative "fv-autolink") with no preposition might be duration of time. A genitive might describe a quality or name a whole. A signal word like *tam* or *tot* means an *ut* [result clause](/ap-latin/key-terms/result-clause "fv-autolink") is probably coming.
6. **Use [meter](/ap-latin/key-terms/meter "fv-autolink") when you're stuck.** Most of this poetry is in [dactylic hexameter](/ap-latin/key-terms/dactylic-hexameter "fv-autolink") or elegiac couplets. A dactyl is one long syllable followed by two short ones. Meter can settle an ambiguous ending. For example, a first-declension *-a* that scans long is ablative singular, while a short *-a* is nominative singular.
7. **Don't let one word stop you.** If a word or construction throws you, mark it and keep going. Use what you do understand and the context to work out the general meaning, then come back.
8. **Summarize, then refine.** Write a one-sentence summary of what literally happens. Then ask what the images and [figurative language](/ap-latin/unit-2 "fv-autolink") suggest.

**Try it.** Here is a short made-up example in poetic [word order](/ap-latin/key-terms/word-order "fv-autolink"):

*Tot in arvo flores erant, ut numerare puella non posset.*

- Main [verb](/ap-latin/unit-4 "fv-autolink"): *erant* (there were). Subject: *flores*.
- *Tot* (so many) agrees with *flores* and signals a result clause.
- *Ut ... posset* is the result clause, with *posset* in the subjunctive.
- Idiomatic translation: "There were so many flowers in the field that the girl could not count them."

## Core Vocabulary to Know

| Latin | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contendo, -ere, -tendi, -tentum | to stretch, draw tight; rush to, travel; be in a hurry |
| flos, -oris (m.) | flower, blossom; youthful prime |
| laboro, -are, -avi, -atum | to work; produce; be troubled, in distress |
| numero, -are, -avi, -atum | to count, reckon, number |
| pulso, -are, -avi, -atum | to beat, strike, hit |
| sollicitus, -a, -um | concerned, worried; anxious, troubled |
| vulnero (volnero), -are, -avi, -atum | to wound, harm, pain, distress |
| aequor, -oris (n.) | even surface; sea, ocean |
| caligo, -inis (f.) | thick air, mist, fog |
| formido, -inis (f.) | fear, terror, dread, awe |
| gemitus, -us (m.) | a sigh, groan, lamentation |
| sors, sortis (f.) | lot; oracular response, prophecy |
| tellus, -uris (f.) | the earth, land |
| tenebrae, -arum (f. pl.) | darkness, gloom |
| vis, vis (f.) | strength, force, power |

These words show up again and again in Latin poetry, so knowing them cold frees your attention for grammar and meaning when you read at sight.

## How This Reading Shows Up on the Exam

The [AP Latin Exam](/ap-latin/ap-latin-exam "fv-autolink") is 3 hours long, with 52 multiple-choice questions and 5 free-response questions. Your specific 6.2 text won't be on the exam, but the skills it builds will.

- **Discrete questions (Sight Prose or Poetry):** 20 questions, 18% of your score. Each uses a stimulus of 20 words or fewer. The stimuli are split roughly evenly among sight Pliny, sight Vergil, other prose, and other poetry. That "other poetry" category is exactly the kind of Latin you practice in Teacher's Choice Poetry.
- **Short Set: Sight Poetry:** 3 questions, 3%, on 3-4 lines of Vergil that aren't part of the syllabus.
- **Whole multiple-choice section:** 52 questions, 50% of your score, 65 minutes.
- **Free response:** 5 questions, 50%, 115 minutes. The short essays (Question 3 at 10%, and the Project Prose and Project Poetry essays, Questions 4 and 5, at 9% each) test analysis, but they also test whether you understand the Latin. To earn full credit, you need to cite specific Latin, show you understand it with a translation or close paraphrase, and explain how it supports your point. Strong answers usually analyze full phrases or clauses, not single words.

## Common Mistakes

- **Translating strictly in word order.** Poets scramble word order on purpose. *Fix:* match endings to find which adjectives go with which nouns.
- **Freezing on one unknown word.** *Fix:* skip it, get the overall sense from what you know, then return with context on your side.
- **Missing a result clause.** It's easy to read *ut* as "as" or "so that" (purpose) by default. *Fix:* if you see *tam, ita, sic, tantus, tot,* or *talis* earlier in the sentence, expect a result clause.
- **Always translating the genitive as "of."** *Fix:* ask whether it describes a quality, names a whole, or works like an object, then choose natural English ("desire for a kingdom," not "desire of a kingdom").
- **Ignoring omens and gods.** A flash of lightning or a bird might be a sign, not just scenery. *Fix:* when a natural event or deity appears, ask what it might predict or represent.
- **Citing single words in essays.** *Fix:* quote a full Latin phrase or clause, translate it, and explain its effect.

## Practice and Next Steps

- Read short unseen poetry passages several times a week. Time yourself and summarize each one in a sentence before you translate.
- Drill the grammar from this reading: genitive uses, accusative of duration, vocative, and result clauses with their signal words.
- Review the Vergil syllabus readings, since sight poetry questions on the exam draw on unassigned Vergil.
- Go back over your Course Project poetry passages and practice citing and translating full Latin expressions.
- If your class's 6.2 text appears in the table above, open its guide to review the context, style, and key passages.

## Vocabulary

- **Latin literature**: Written works composed in the Latin language, including poetry, prose, and dramatic texts from ancient Rome and the Roman world.
- **Latin texts**: Written works originally composed in Latin, which students analyze and interpret in the AP Latin course.
- **textual evidence**: Specific passages, phrases, or details from a text that support an interpretation or argument about the text's meaning.

## FAQs

### What is AP Latin 6.2?

AP Latin 6.2 is the Teacher's Choice Poetry reading in Unit 6, made up of approximately 250 words of Latin poetry chosen by your teacher. It serves as a final review of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary and as sight-reading practice before the exam.

### Do I have to read a specific text for AP Latin 6.2, and will listed texts appear on the exam?

No. Your teacher picks the text, and the College Board's suggested list is optional and nonexhaustive. Reading a listed text won't necessarily give you an advantage, and no priority is given to listed authors when the exam is written or graded.

### How does AP Latin 6.2 connect to the AP Latin Exam?

It builds the sight-reading skills the exam tests. The multiple-choice section includes 20 discrete sight questions worth 18%, some on other poetry, plus a 3-question sight poetry short set worth 3% on unassigned Vergil. Careful reading of Latin also supports the short essays, which require you to cite and show you understand specific Latin.

### How can I practice AP Latin sight poetry?

Read short unseen poems regularly and summarize each one before translating. Find the verbs, match adjectives and nouns by their endings, and use meter to settle ambiguous forms. If one word stumps you, keep going and use context to get the general meaning.

### What grammar should I review for AP Latin 6.2?

Review the uses of the genitive (description, partitive, and objective), the accusative of duration of time, the vocative, and result clauses with ut and the subjunctive. Also watch for signal words like tam, ita, sic, tantus, tot, and talis, which often announce a result clause.

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