need some advice/help

i have a few questions about a few ap subjects.

1. whats the difference between both ap eng lang options? i personally hate english with all my life but i need to take ap english so i wanna know the difference between the 2 and which one will be easier for me

2. can i take macro/microecon (i forgot which one my school offers?) without any prior subject knowledge? i lowk wanna take econ, and wanted to take econ for my igcses but my parents and exam officer didnt let me and i wnat to take it, if possible