AP Practice ExamsHamlet Applied Practice Passage One and Two

Reminders50% is a good scoreMost folks hovered between a 5 or 7 out of 15Highest = 9/15Desirably = 8/15This is hard!

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Question One Correct AnswerC. ParadoxPersonally, I had a hard time deciding between Irony and Paradox Seeming contradictions:sometime sister, now our queendefeated joymirth in funeral; dirge in marriage

Question One Wrong AnswersA. Irony difference between Irony and ParadoxIrony is the exact opposite in what is said and what is meant. It does not say dramatic irony, so we shouldnt go thereParadox, on the other hand, is a statement that seems to be contradictory, but when you think about it, it is true and insightful. The intended message is the same as the stated message

Question One: Wrong AnswersB. Alliteration sometime sister and delight and dole are in the passage, BUT, it can not be said that it is a primary part of the passageD. Euphemism What is understated?E. Hyperbole What is exaggerated?

Question Two: Correct AnswerD. concerningHe hath not faild to pester us with message/Importing the surrender of those lands/Lost by his fatherRemember: Read the whole sentence and the sentence before and after before decidingIt is a message he is pestering them with, and the message is about the surrender of the lands his father lost

Question Two: Wrong AnswersA. asking for he is not asking for the surrender of the land he is building an army to get the land back B. bringing in he is not bringing the land back into his property at the timeC. demanding He is not demanding them theres no indication he is saying you must give me the lands or else. He is simply preparing an army to go and take the landE. suggesting refer to asking for

Question Three: Correct AnswerC. belief that old Norway will not serve as king much longerNothing shows that they think the King of Norway will die soon; yes, he is old and sickly, but the very fact that they are writing him to fix the problem indicates their belief that he will live long enough to calm Fortinbras

Question Three: Wrong AnswersA. owe allegiance commend your duty (43)B. desire for swifty action let your haste commend your duty (42)D. concern for limits Giving to you no further personal power (39)E. confidence in the two We doubt it nothing; heartily (45)

Question Four: Correct AnswerB. metonymyIs when a closely related object is used to represent an object or concept or personThe throne is closely related to King Claudius, so when he says that that Laertes father is instrumental to the throne, he is saying Polonius is helpful to Claudius

Question Four: Correct AnswerOther ExamplesThe red pen could be used to refer to a teacher who likes to correct in red penThe teacher could be used to refer to a red penActivity: Please write your own metonymy about the person next to you.

Question Four: Wrong AnswersA. litotesUnderstatement but it is a specific kind of understatement when the affirmative statement is understated by saying a negative statementExample: Say, you get a free ride to Harvard, and your parents say, Not bad.Activity: Write your own litotes to congratulate someone on winning the lottery

Question Four: Wrong AnswersC. syllepsisUse of a word to perform two syntactic functions when the numbers dont agreeHuh????Example: Neither he nor we are willing to go to the grocery story.He is singular; we is plural, so we use a syllepsis a rule to follow or a compromise to make to allow one word to follow two rules: ARE is allowed to function as singular and plural

Question Four: Wrong AnswersD. chiasmusReversal of a parallel phraseExample: I go not to the store; the store comes not to me.Activity: Please write the chiasmus for this phrase:I love peanut butter ice cream.

Question Four: Wrong AnswersE. synecdocheUse the part in place of the whole or vice versaExample: Nice threads!The part = threadsThe whole it represents = clothesExample: Texas promotes the death penalty.The whole = the state of TexasThe part it represents = Texas legislature

WAIT! Synecdoche vs. Metonymy???????????????These two are easily confused certain experts even say they are the same thing, but that is not going to fly. Metonymy is a RELATED objectSynecdoche is a PART of the SAME object

Synecdoche vs. MetonymyWays to remember these silly words:My mommy is related to me (metonymy), but my sin is a part of me (synecdoche).My neck is a part of me, but Tony and I are only related.Activity Write down your own way to remember the difference

Question Five: Correct AnswerC. I and II onlyLess than a son, but he does not look favorably on the KingHamlet agrees that he is related and more than just a nephew (cousin means kin), BUT he is less than made from the same kind of stuff that Claudius is he is less than a son.The fact that he doesnt want to be considered his son = unfavorable tone

Question Five: Wrong AnswersWe will look just at III he does NOT reject the kings notion that he is related he says, more than kin.

Question Six: Correct AnswerA. punA pun is a play on words where a word is meaning two things at onceHamlet says he is too much in the sun; son = sun is the punClaudius asks him why he is still gloomy, and he says that he is in the sun too much this only really makes sense if he is saying that he dislikes being considered Claudius son.

Question Six: Wrong AnswersB. allusionHe is not alluding to anythingC. metaphorThe sun is not representing anything elseD. symbolThere is no symbol with the sunE. oxymoronThere is no phrase with opposing words side by side

Questions Seven: Correct AnswerE. 1st = external; 2nd = internal