36–45% of the AP exam. Key topics: Figurative Language (FIG): metaphor, simile, personification, imagery, and their effects on meaning, Structure (STR): poetic form, line breaks, stanza divisions, and how structure shapes meaning, Narration (NAR): identifying the speaker, speaker's situation, and tone in poetry, Diction and connotation: word choice as a carrier of attitude and meaning, Sound devices: alliteration, assonance, consonance, and their role in emphasis and musicality, Introduction to close reading of a complete poem as a self-contained text.
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