AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: How Plot Orders Events Poetry

Study How Plot Orders Events 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

What is dramatic irony created by plot ordering?

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The audience knows crucial information before a character does. Plot reveals information to readers before characters.

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Read the poem below, then answer the question. Title: "Cutlery Drawer" I open the drawer and the knives flash back like they remember hands. When we first moved in, we argued about forks as if the choice could decide our future. Now the spoons are mismatched, and so are we. In a month, I will pack only what's mine and leave the rest to rust. How does the poem's ordering (present image, early domestic argument, present fracture, future departure) contribute to the poem's meaning?
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