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# AP English Literature AMSCO Guided Notes

## About this resource

Work through your AMSCO reading with focused questions and space to explain key ideas. Choose a printable or editable format for independent study, homework, or classroom discussion. Suggested answers are included for checking understanding and adapting lessons. The textbook is sold separately. This is a packaged downloadable resource; a purchase does not grant subscription access or exclusive access to all related online content.

## Price and contents

$24.00 USD. One-time purchase.

42 chapter & topic sets · PDFs + Word

## Included files

- Student PDF with answer space
- Compact student PDF
- Editable student Word files (.docx)
- Answer-key PDF
- Editable answer-key Word files (.docx)
- Combined student and answer-key PDFs

## Textbook compatibility

AMSCO Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition. Textbook sold separately.

## Coverage

### Unit 1

- 1.1: Characters and Characterization
- 1.2: Setting
- 1.3: Plot
- 1.4: Narrators and Speakers
- 1.5: Writing About Literature I

### Unit 2

- 2.1: Characterization
- 2.2: Structure, Contrasts, and Shifts
- 2.3: Relationships Among Words
- 2.4: Similes and Metaphors
- 2.5: Writing About Literature II

### Unit 3

- 3.1: Characters, Readers, and Narrators
- 3.2: Setting and Values
- 3.3: Significant Events and Conflicts
- 3.4: Writing About Literature III

### Unit 4

- 4.1: Nuanced and Contrasting Characters
- 4.2: Setting, Mood, and Atmosphere
- 4.3: Plot Patterns
- 4.4: Narrative Distance and Perspective
- 4.5: Writing About Literature IV

### Unit 5

- 5.1: Power of Poetic Structure
- 5.2: Literal and Figurative Language
- 5.3: Imagery
- 5.4: Figures of Speech
- 5.5: Writing About Literature V

### Unit 6

- 6.1: Differences Between and Within Characters
- 6.2: Plot Sequence and Contrasts
- 6.4: The Role of Symbols
- 6.5: Writing About Literature VI

### Unit 7

- 7.1: Changing and Unchanging Characters
- 7.2: Settings and Characters
- 7.3: Plot and Pacing
- 7.4: Narrative Emphasis
- 7.5: Function of Symbols and Motifs
- 7.6: Writing About Literature VII

### Unit 8

- 8.1: Subtleties of Structure and Contrasts
- 8.2: Ambiguity and Symbols
- 8.3: The Power of Comparisons
- 8.4: Writing Review I: Literary Analysis

### Unit 9

- 9.1: Character Development
- 9.2: Tension and Resolution
- 9.3: Multiple and Changing Perspectives
- 9.4: Writing Review II: Literary Analysis

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