<p>Barron’s lists many things that are exceptionally interesting relating to the world of literature, but common sense + the extent of PR’s materials and terminology tells me that some things are greatly beyond and superfluous to the test. What I do is I memorize every term alert + obviously read the book, and memorize some superfluous material that comes up in the later parts of the book (the actuall tests)</p>
<p>Just for piece of mind - can somebody confirm that EVEN some of the term alerts are not necessary? - and if anyone has the book - could you tell me what your tactic is with dealing with the guilt that you are not learning everything? (I got a 710 on my first try with one of the tests (After carefully reading the book and memorizing some of the more common superfluous details), how does this forebode for my actuall SAT II test?)</p>
<p>I think if you’re getting 700+ with Barron’s you will do fine. I use both books and I get low 700s with Barrons (I’ve read the whole thing) and 770+ with Kaplan (haven’t read the book, just do the tests)</p>
<p>I haven’t bothered to memorize the obscure terms from Barron’s, but you might as well, I mean, there aren’t THAT many (nothing at all like memorizing SAT vocab). I plan on memorizing the ones that I haven’t already picked up just from doing the exercises in the Barron’s book.</p>
<p>But I honestly don’t think you will be tested on what a caesura is…</p>
<p>ode / spenserian sonnet / tall tale - reification - etc… I do know these because Barron’s did a fantastic job of the book, but I don’t try to hard to discern them. I am guessing that the amount of actuall reminology surmounts to about all of PR and Kaplan and maybe atiny bit of Barron’s - the end?</p>