AP Literature and Composition Exam Multiple Choice Stems

AP Literature and Composition Exam Multiple Choice Stems 1. The mood of the poem is best described as... 2. Line---is best interpreted to mean... 3. Line---describes the... 4. Between lines--- and --- there is a shift from... 5. The speaker's/character's attitude is best described as one of... 6. Which of the following literary devices most significantly contributes to the unity of the poem? 7. Throughout the poem, the imagery suggests that... 8. In the first stanza, the speaker makes use of paradox by doing which of the following? 9. Which of the following best conveys the meaning of the word--- in line---? 10. In line--- the word---suggests that... 11. Which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of line---? 12. The verb phrase in --- in line --- serves primarily to... 13. The words--- and --- in line--- convey which of the following? 14. The subject of the word --- in line--- is... 15. The speaker metaphorically likens himself to a ... 16. The imagery in the first stanza most clearly suggests which of the following? 17 Which of the following accounts for the ironic tone of--- in line---? 18. The pronoun --- in line--- refers to... 19. The phrase --- in line --- contrasts most directly with... 20. As the poem progresses, the speaker's mode of expression shifts from one of--- to... 21. Which of the following pairs of words function as opposites in the poem? 22. Which of the following illustrates the rhetorical device of apostrophe? 23. The word --- in line--- is most strongly reinforced by which of the following pairs of lines? 24. Which of the following is the best interpretation of ---, line---? 25. The primary implication of lines--- is that... 26. The critical transition point of the poem occurs at... 27. The figure of speech in line --- is... 28. The effect of lines --- is... 29. In the first stanza, the --- is presented chiefly as ... 30. The diction used to describe --- in lines --- suggests that... 31. The object of --- in line --- is... 32. In line --- the speaker implies... 33. In the poem as a whole, the speaker views nature as being essentially... 34. The speaker makes a categorical assertion at all of the following places in the poem EXCEPT... 35. Which of the following lines contains an example of personification? 36. The speaker's words in line --- convey a sense of ... 37. The poem dramatizes the moment when the speaker... 38. In context, the phrase --- in line --- is best paraphrased as... 39. A principal purpose of the use of --- in line is to... 40. In the final stanza, the speaker anticipates... 41. Which of the following is LEAST important to the theme of the poem? 42. The tone throughout the poem is best described as one of... 43. A shift in tone occurs at which of the following lines?