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AP ENGLISH LIT AND COMP FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS 2004 (Form A): Critic Roland Barthes has said, â€Å"Literature is the question minus the answer.† Choose a novel or play and, considering Barthes’ Observation, write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. You may select a work from the list below or another novel or play of comparable literary merit. Alias Grace Middlemarch All the King’s Men Moby-Dick Candide Obasan Death of a Salesman Oedipus Rex Doctor Faustus Orlando Don Quixote†¦show more content†¦Choose a novel or play in which a morally ambiguous characters plays a pivotal role. Then write an essay in which you explain how the character can be viewed as morally ambiguous and why his or her moral ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. Choose a work from the list below or another novel or play of comparable literary merit. The Age of Innocence Henry V All the Kings Men The Mayor of Casterbridge Anna Karenina The Merchant of Venice The Autobiography of An Ex-Colored Man Mrs. Warren’s Profession The Awakening Pà ¨re Goriot Billy Budd The Picture of Dorian Gray Crime and Punishment The Plague Faust Poccho Fences The Scarlet Letter The Glass Menagerie Silas Marner Great Expectations Sister Carrie The Great Gatsby Sula Heart of Darkness The Turn of the Screw Hedda GablerShow MoreRelatedPoetry Essay Prompt2545 Words   |  11 PagesAP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: â€Å"Elegy for Jane† (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speakers attitude toward his former student, Jane. 1971 Poem: â€Å"The Unknown Citizen† (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay, identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. 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With it being my first college essay, I referred to the Writing Center in the Mortvedt Library for guidance outside the classroomRead MoreRhetorical Analysis : The Rhetorical Square877 Words   |  4 PagesGrowing up while writing essays we were always taught to make sure it was clear to your reader, it was accurate, has its purpose and you directed it to a certain audience. I’m sure every one understands these points while writing but we just have trouble using them and or following them as we write. In the past couple of weeks in class we have discussed two articles that gave excellent information on key points we should keep in mind while writing. The first article we discussed was The RhetoricalRead More The Skill of Writing Essay677 Words   |  3 Pageswriting essays. To accomplish this we have all had a person to inspire us, to drive us, to get us over the hump of confidence that we need to succeed. Still to be successful we need to count on ourselves to succeed. I for one am better at writing essays on a topic than writing a short story about something fiction. To me that is a problem, I am not creative enough to write stories even about my life, but I do excel at writing to a given purpose such as a topic. I feel stronger at essays than at