Practice Essays due 4/30 or 5/1

Please complete the two passage analysis essays as if you were writing them for the AP test. That means in pen, handwritten, and back-to-back (preferred) 40 minutes each (80 minutes total)

Prior to doing so, you should review:

Previous poetry or prose essays
Poetry Place mat
Poetry class notes
Poetry slide shows
Prose class notes
Prose prospectus assignment (from the fall and Victorian)

In your essays, focus on:

Poetry:

Complex interp elements
Variety of devices
Insights and speculations


Prose:

Complex response to prompt question
Lots of short quotations
Insights and speculations