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Advanced Placement English Language

Goal 4: The learner will analyze prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines and rhetorical contexts.

Objective 4.02. Analyze the effectiveness of the author's intent/argument by:

• evaluating the author's rhetorical purpose.
• synthesizing connections between text and historical and cultural context.
• critiquing the use of literary devices (e.g., figurative language, irony, imagery).

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