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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Control Of Composition Writing Poetry

Study Control Of Composition Writing Poetry in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the most effective way to introduce a quotation without overusing "says."

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ANSWER

Use an analytical verb plus context (for example, "concedes," "asserts"). Analytical verbs show the author's rhetorical purpose precisely.

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AP English Literature and Composition: Poetry

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Poem excerpt: We take the long way home to avoid the hospital, past the river where reeds comb the current. You talk about groceries, weather, a new lamp. I answer carefully, like carrying soup. At the bridge, you stop. Your hand finds mine, and neither of us says why. Which choice best describes how the poet controls the poem's emotional restraint? A) By explaining the speaker's feelings directly in every line B) By building tension through ordinary dialogue and delaying the implied topic until the silent gesture in "Your hand finds mine" C) By using ornate diction to heighten melodrama D) By shifting abruptly into a different setting midway to confuse the reader
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