Identifying techniques in poetry to analyze literary works

This AP English Literature study guide covers core literary analysis principles, including close reading, textual evidence, and interpretation. It explores various literary devices such as personification, metaphor, and simile, along with prosody elements like rhythm, rhyme, meter, and sound devices. The guide emphasizes connecting these concepts through synthesis and provides practice with multiple-choice, short-answer, and free-response questions focusing on applying these skills to analyze texts and understand an author's choices.