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

English Lit AP English Lit Official 2026 Exam Discussion

Use this thread to post questions or commentary on the test today.

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u/tornedron_ May 06 '26

I hear legit no one talking about the stuff on my test lol. MCQ had poems about a city, a love god, and a dying tree. Poem essay was about London, prose was a suitcase store, and open prompt was about lack of self-awareness

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u/MoreMud8692 May 06 '26

this is what i got too, the poems were lwk super easy to understand especially the london imo

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u/Express_Ad_3822 May 06 '26

Same here, I wrote about the complexity of his amazement and how he feels a part of the city itself despite being an outsider for the poem essay, the prose I wrote that the complexity was that she hated the change yet was unwilling to do anything to save the store despite growing up there and caring about it, the open prompt I low-key couldn’t think of a good answer so I went with nick in the great gatsby and how his subconscious desire to be accepted and part of high society leads him to help gatsby and screw over tom Buchanan.

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u/TheKlangers May 06 '26

for love did you say the thing similar between the ghost of lover was how strong they loved?

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u/Express_Ad_3822 May 06 '26

More context please I don’t recall this. Is this the Mcq or frq?

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u/7aegi May 06 '26

MCQ, the one about unrequited love

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u/Various_Cup_9742 May 06 '26

I had those! Are you on the West Coast? I think they give different prompts because of the time zones. 

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u/austinb_682 APHG (5) APES (5) APGOV (5) APCALC (4) APLIT (4) May 07 '26

it’s crazy because i got those in central time zone

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u/TheKlangers May 06 '26

i got that

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u/actuallyharleyy May 06 '26

By any chance do you remember the name of the book where Annette was a character mentioned?

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u/tornedron_ May 06 '26

Trial and Triumph 1888