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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Develop Thesis Fiction Drama

Study Develop Thesis Fiction Drama 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

What must a thesis do beyond restating the prompt or summarizing the plot?

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ANSWER

Make an interpretive argument, not a paraphrase or recap. Thesis must present a debatable interpretation, not just facts.

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Read the following excerpt from an original drama. Then choose the best arguable thesis statement. A front porch at dusk. Wind chimes. A "FOR SALE" sign leans against the railing, not yet planted. GRANDMA RUTH: Don't put that in the yard. The neighbors will start counting. JAY: Counting what? GRANDMA RUTH: Days. Mistakes. Who waved and who didn't. JAY: The house is too big for you. GRANDMA RUTH: The house is the size of my life. You can't downsize that. JAY: You can. People do. GRANDMA RUTH: People do lots of things. People also forget where they put their dead. JAY: (holding the sign) It's wood and paint, Grandma. GRANDMA RUTH: It's a sentence. JAY: Then let's write a new one. GRANDMA RUTH: (touching the unplanted sign) You think if you don't plant it, it won't grow. (They listen to the wind chimes. Jay sets the sign down gently, as if it might bruise.) Which option offers the most defensible, arguable thesis about how the playwright uses metaphor and stage action to develop a central idea?
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