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This study guide covers Unit 3 of AP English Literature, focusing on longer fiction and drama. It explores character description, character evolution (change vs. stasis), conflict and plot development, symbolism, and writing literary arguments (claims, evidence, commentary, thesis statements). The guide emphasizes applying these concepts to analyze novels and plays, preparing students for the AP exam's multiple-choice and free-response questions.
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Question 1 of 10
🎉 What's a key difference between how short stories and longer works typically handle character development?
Short stories focus on character change, longer works on static characters
Short stories emphasize external conflicts, longer works internal conflicts
Short stories often depict characters in a single situation; longer works show characters evolving over time
Short stories rely on symbolism, while longer works rely on direct characterization