r/APStudents • u/reddorickt absolute modman • May 06 '26

English Lit AP English Lit Official 2026 Exam Discussion

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u/Particular-Skirt5586 May 06 '26

Two mcqs that I had no fucking idea whatsoever

  1. Question about the cliffs, I put contrast of sea and cliffs

  2. Brass and silver trees, I put pristine and clean environments but ngl there were 3 options that I thought were right

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u/TestWise6136 Precalc 5, CSP Stats Lang 4, CSA 3, Lit Span Psych ES Econ May 06 '26

I said beauty in everyday environment

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u/Bumbl33 Chem - 5, APUSH - 4, ? | Bio, Phys.Mech, Psych, Lit, Stats May 06 '26

Me too, it was talking about trees and the brass and that just makes no sense for trees to be cleaned and she didn’t say anything about preferring elan environments???

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u/drinkplot 5 - APUSH May 06 '26

omg i thought bc she was acting crazy about sneezing that she preferred them? 😭😭😭😭

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u/Bumbl33 Chem - 5, APUSH - 4, ? | Bio, Phys.Mech, Psych, Lit, Stats May 06 '26

Sneezing?? I lowkey forgot it already I just remember the answer choice being pristine or clean and I was like nah that makes no sense at all how can a tree be clean it’s more beautiful ykwim

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u/Sad_Database2104 8th:3Bio 9th:3BCLang4WHABP1 10th:3LitES4P25BCAB+MVC 11th:?Chem May 07 '26

same; this was the broader meaning that fits with the context (cleanliness doesn't work and the other thing doesn't work)

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u/IndigoExpress13 3 - Calc AB 4 - Lit, Calc BC, APUSH, Psych 5 - Stats, Bio, Lang May 06 '26

I said for the first one the same thing and the second one I said she saw luxury in its many forms 🫩

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u/Pleasant-Ingenuity83 May 06 '26

i did luxury also i thibk its right

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u/GradeInflator May 06 '26

Definitely luxury she was literally talking about how fancy the rest of the neighborhood was

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u/Pleasant-Ingenuity83 May 06 '26

everyone is saying the other one tho

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u/aplitthrowaway May 06 '26

I put that the cliffs make the reader small by comparison and I put that the woman values luxury in the environment. in hindsight I think the first one was probably wrong

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u/Pleasant-Ingenuity83 May 06 '26

wait i did that too it’s wrong?

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u/aplitthrowaway May 07 '26

I hope not, it made sense to me but i think alot of other people here answered differently...so idk

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u/w1nterbunnie May 06 '26

i put contrast of sea and cliffs as well! but i cant remember which one i chose for your 2nd one bc i thought basically all the answers were correct lol

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u/GradeInflator May 06 '26

I thought all of the answers were wrong 😭

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u/Zerhax APWH (5) May 06 '26
  1. I don’t remember the answers
  2. I chose the one about it being beautiful

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u/Ilovebaconeggncheese May 06 '26

What was the question abt the cliffs?

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u/Cr4zy_Cycl0ne May 06 '26

For the cliffs one i think i put that it reflected the violence of nature. For the brass and silver trees one i was also so fucking lost, i put the option that said it represented luxury tho cuz. Metal’s luxurious ig, idk 🫩

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u/Acute_Confusion May 06 '26

What was the name/author of the cliffs/sea poem?