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This question counts as one-third of the total essay section score.)  \nRead carefully the following poem by Richard Wilbur, first published in 1949. Then, write an essay in which you analyze how the speaker describes the juggler and what that description reveals about the speaker. You may wish to consider poetic elements such as imagery, figurative language, and tone.  \nThe Juggler  \nA ball will bounce, but less and less. It ’s not  \nA light-hearted thing, resents its own resilience.  \nFalling is what it loves, and the earth falls  \nSo in our hearts from brilliance,  \n5 Settles and is forgot.  \nIt takes a sky-blue juggler with five red balls  \nTo shake our gravity up. Whee, in the air  \nThe balls roll round, wheel on his wheeling hands,  \nLearning the ways of lightness, alter to spheres  \n10 Grazing his finger ends,  \nCling to their courses there,  \nSwinging a small heaven about his ears.  \nBut a heaven is easier made of nothing at all  \nThan the earth regained, and still and sole within  \n15 The spin of worlds, with a gesture sure and noble  \nHe reels that heaven in,  \nLanding it ball by ball,  \nAnd trades it all for a broom, a plate, a table.  \nOh, on his toe the table is turning, the broom’s  \n20 Balancing up on his nose, and the plate whirls  \nOn the tip of the broom! Damn, what a show, we cry:  \nThe boys stamp, and the girls  \nShriek, and the drum booms  \nAnd all comes down, and he bows and says good-bye.  \n25 If the juggler is tired now, if the broom stands In the dust again, if the table starts to drop Through the daily dark again, and though the plate Lies flat on the table top, For him we batter our hands  \n30 Who has won for once over the world’s weight.  \nFrom Ceremony and Other Poems (1950) in Richard Wilbur, New and Collected Poems, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988  \n2016 AP English Literature Scoring Guide  \nQuestion \\#1: Richard Wilber’s “Juggler”  \nGeneral Directions: This scoring guide will be useful for most of the essays that you read, but in problematic cases, please consult your table leader. The score that you assign should reflect your judgment of the quality of the essay as a whole—its content, style, and mechanics. Reward the writers for what they do well. The score for an exceptionally well-written essay may be raised by one point above the otherwise appropriate score. In no case maya poorly written essay be scored higher that a three (3) .  \n\n| 9-8 | These essays offer a persuasive analysis of Wilbur’s use of poetic elements to convey how the speaker describes the juggler and what that description reveals about the speaker. The writers of these essaysoffer a range of interpretations. They provide convincing readings of the juggler, and what it reveals about the speaker, and Wilbur’s use of poetic elements such as imagery, figurative language, and tone. They demonstrate consistent and effective control over the elements of composition in language appropriate to the analysis of poetry. Their textual references are apt and specific. Though they may not be error-free, these essays are perceptive in their analysis and demonstrate writing that is clear and sophisticated, and in the case of a nine (9) essay, especially persuasive. |\n| --- | --- |\n| 7-6 | These essays offer a reasonable analysis of Wilbur’s use of poetic elements to convey how the speaker describes the juggler and what that description reveals about the speaker. They are less thorough or less precise in their analysis of Wilbur’s description of the juggler and what it reveals about the speaker, and their analysis of Wilbur’s use of poetic elements is less thorough or less convincing.\u003Cbr>These essays demonstrate the writer’s ability to express ideas clearly, making references to the text, although they do not exhibit the same level of effective writing as the 9-8","cbCaihXs1qwmWLmj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihXs1qwmWLmj","pdf",1022946,41,"English","# Section II\n## Question 1\n## The Juggler\n## 2016 AP English Literature Scoring Guide\n## Question #1: Richard Wilber’s “Juggler”","[{\"question\":\"What is the main task for Question 1?\",\"answer\":\"Analyze how the speaker describes the juggler in Richard Wilbur’s poem and explain what that description reveals about the speaker.\"},{\"question\":\"Which poetic elements should be considered in the essay?\",\"answer\":\"Consider imagery, figurative language, and tone, and how these elements support your interpretation.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the scoring guide evaluate essays?\",\"answer\":\"It scores essays based on the quality of analysis, persuasiveness, precision of interpretations, apt textual references, writing control, organization, and clarity of composition.\"}]","2016 AP English Literature and Composition - Section II - Question 1 | PDF",1790087080]