<p>I think Lit was hard for me even though I had studied poetry for the last three years in HS because I was not accustomed to timed poetry interpretation. I’m not exactly a fast reader when it comes to relatively dense material. So get used to interpreting poetry, timed. That’s right. EXPLICATE DONNE’S A VALEDICTION: FORBIDDING MOURNING WITHIN 2 MINUTES OF CONTACT WITH THE POEM. (It’s actually a very interesting poem and I’ll actually explicate it here, if the demand arises). </p>
<p>Books? The only material I used was the one test in the Blue Book for Subject Tests, the tests in the Kaplan SAT II Lit book, and all the released AP Lit tests. I think that all of the material I used were equally helpful. I didn’t try PR or Barron’s so I can’t judge. </p>
<p>Whatever you do decide to do, forum peruser - godspeed. If you feel like you can one-up Pacquiao, then you’re set for the SAT II Lit exam. Still on Mayweather’s level? Then start running, and don’t look back. And pray to the heavens that you kids don’t one day decide to take SAT II Lit and ask you for help interpreting a poetry passage. </p>
<p>Don’t you EVER underestimate the exam, as I did. I was like lol, I’mma take this Lit test with USH and get double 800s. (Boom, 1600, right?). I didn’t start studying for Lit until the week before the exam. It was then I realized the inadequacy of my reading comprehension skills. Well, we’ll see what I earned on the Lit test in three days. I’ll keep y’all posted. 'Til then, remember - THEREFORE THAT HE MAY RAISE THE LORD THROWS DOWN. EXPLICATE THAT PARADOX, YOU NEOPHYTE. 15 SECONDS AND COUNTING …</p>