Summer Reading 2013
AP Literature and Composition (Grade 12)
Please read Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables (either the unabridged version OR the
Enriched Classic abridged version, ISBN 978-1-4165-0026-1). You will need the
Enriched Classic version for discussion in class, so make sure you purchase this version
prior to the first day of class. This version can be found at local bookstores). In addition
to simply reading the novel, you will need to complete a literary device analysis. This
analysis is due the first day of school. Absolutely no late work is accepted. A quiz will
also be administered the first day of class on Les Miserables. Please follow the criteria
when preparing the literary device analysis. In addition to what will be turned in on the
first day of school, students will be asked to write an in-class essay on the novel during
the 2nd week of school.
Literary Device analysis for Les Miserables
For each of the following items, select a passage of three or more sentences (from Les
Miserables) that demonstrates the particular literary device(s). Then discuss how the
literary device is used and how it affects the overall passage/work. Your discussion of the
literary devices does not need to define the literary device (I already know what it is) and
should be at least a very well-developed paragraph of 8 to 10 sentences each. Be sure to
include the chosen passage word for word before you begin discussing it along with the
page number. If you are unsure about what these devices are, then take some time to
refresh your memory. There is plenty of information about each one on the internet!
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Diction
Imagery
Tone
Syntax
Figurative Language
Format:
*Typed using 12 point, Times, New Roman, & double spaced. Please use MLA format
(refer to Writer’s Reference for review of MLA format)
* Be sure to adhere to 1 inch margins at all times.
* Please do not use folders or assignment covers.