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Thinking about adding some special rhetorical flourishes to your writing? Peruse Erasmus' Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style (published in 1512, Latin title De Utraque Verborum ac Rerum Copia)...or read Shmoop's guide to the AP English Language exam.
What's inside our Online AP English Language Prep Course?
Extreme topic review (for the extreme student). Check out our in-depth study guide and practice problems galore on each of the topics below:
Rhetorical Strategies & Rhetorical Questions
Mastering the Multiple Choice
Essays: Back to Basics
Essays: Beyond the Basics
The Rhetorical Essay
The Argument Essay
The Synthesis Essay
Practice Drills
2 Full-Length Practice Exams
Test-Taking Tips & Strategies
Step-by-step guide to tackling your Essay Questions
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Test-Taking Tips
Specifically designed tips for mastering AP English Language. Learn how to prove that you are a good reader and a good writer, how to love non-fiction, and how to hypnotize people with your writing. Or, at least, persuade them to do your bidding.
Two Full-Length Practice Exams
Curious about what it is really like to spend an hour reading 4 or 5 non-fiction passages and answering about 55 multiple-choice questions—before writing 3 essays in another two hours? Take a full-length practice exam with Shmoop...and then take another one. Because we have two.
Practice Drills
If you forget everything you read approximately three seconds after you read it, never fear: polish your mad rhetorical skills with drills, more drills, and—you guessed it—even more drills.
