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ap english literature cram – poetry, character & conflict

originally streamed in 2024 with Alana D'Cruz, Aarnika Gharse, and Zoe Renazile-WinterStudents
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Get ready for the AP English Literature exam with focused review of poetry analysis, prose interpretation, and character development strategies. This Night 2 cram session covers literary devices, narrative techniques, and close reading skills you nee ...more

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units
Unit 2 – Intro to PoetryUnit 4 – Character, Conflict, & Storytelling in Short FictionUnit 1 – Intro to Short FictionUnit 5 – Structure & Figurative Language in PoetryUnit 7 – Societal & Historical Context in Short Fiction
topics
2.2 Understanding & interpreting meaning in poetic structure2.3 Analyzing word choice to find meaning2.4 Identifying techniques in poetry to analyze literary works2.1 Identifying characters in poetry5.1 Traits of closed and open structures in poetry4.1 Protagonists, antagonists, character relationships, and conflict4.3 Archetypes in literature4.4 Types of narration like stream of consciousness4.5 Narrative distance, tone, and perspective1.4 Understanding and interpreting a narrator’s perspective1.2 Identifying and interpreting setting7.4 Character interactions with changing and contrasting settings7.7 Interpreting texts in their historical and societal contexts

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Welcome and Agreements

  • 0:34

    Cram Session Tips

  • 1:06

    Notes and Q&A

  • 2:09

    Agenda and Hosts

  • 3:19

    Poetry Review Start

  • 3:51

    Sonnet Structure

  • 5:55

    Free Verse Explanation

  • 6:58

    Poem Structure Question

  • 9:26

    Sonnet 18 Reading

  • 11:49

    Sonnet Analysis

  • 13:53

    Prose Analysis Begin

  • 14:24

    Character Dynamics

  • 16:27

    Archetypes Discussion

  • 18:46

    Character Development

  • 20:20

    Characterization Techniques

  • 21:30

    Motives and Relationships

  • 23:04

    Plot Dynamics

  • 24:38

    Character Examples

  • 29:31

    Character Quiz Start

  • 36:13

    Narration Perspectives

  • 40:07

    Archetypes Question

  • 42:54

    Narrative Distance

  • 45:31

    Perspective Examples

  • 47:04

    Perspective Insights

  • 53:46

    Narrative Style

  • 55:21

    Tell-Tale Heart Excerpt

  • 58:32

    Authorial Intent

  • 1:01:14

    Conflict Overview

  • 1:04:20

    Resolution and Progression

  • 1:05:23

    Internal Conflict Analysis

  • 1:06:55

    Conflict Message Question

  • 1:09:00

    Conflict Quiz

  • 1:14:21

    External Conflict Question

  • 1:16:58

    Narrative Structure Question

  • 1:19:53

    Break Announcement

  • 1:24:33

    Setting Significance

  • 1:25:04

    Setting Elements

  • 1:28:14

    Fall of House of Usher

  • 1:29:51

    Setting Imagery Question

  • 1:31:31

    Setting Analysis

  • 1:37:41

    Tech Issues Shift

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