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Complexity of Poetry

๐Ÿ“šAP English Literature
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Complexity of Poetry

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

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This stream defined complexity, with some practice writing an analysis of a complex experience. Then the attendees worked through a complex poem -- "America" by Claude McKay -- with guidance from Candace Moore through finding complexity and establishing the complex relationship. At the end, the attendees had dictated annotation and a thesis to analyze the complex relationship in the poem.