LM - Universality in Literature Lesson

The final idea to consider for literary merit is the universality in literature, or commonly called theme or the meaning of the work as a whole. All of the AP English literature prompts will be asking about meaning either directly or indirectly; thus, for the purposes of the exam, this might be the most important concept to understand.

Let's Dig Deeper: Universality

Let's take a deeper look at the concept of universality. We will define it and look at ways that we can write about it on the AP exam.

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Let's Review

Participate in the review activity below to check your understanding of thematic statements.

Final Thoughts!

Universality in literature might be the most important concept for determining the literary merit of a particular work.

On the AP Exam Literature, this concept might be called theme, meaning, or social commentary, and you should always try to relate everything that you write back to theme.

In the final lesson in this module, you will analyze a work of your choice for literary merit.

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