CLEP - Analyzing and Interpreting
Literature Exam Questions &
Answers6
alliteration - ANSWERS-Repetition of a constanant sound - do or die; safe and sound. A common
use for alliteration is emphasis. It occurs in everyday speech in such prhases as "tittle-tattle,"
"bag and baggage," "bed and board," "primrose path," and "through thick and thin" and in
sayings like "look before you leap."
allusion - ANSWERS-a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another
literary work.a brief reference to a person, event, place, or phrase. The writer assumes will
recognize the reference. For instance, most of us would know the difference between a
mechanic's being as reliable as George Washington or as reliable as Benedict Arnold. Allusions
that are commonplace for readers in one era may require footnotes for readers in a later time.
antagonist - ANSWERS-character struggles against somone or something - man against himself;
mand against man; man against society; man against nature.
assonance - ANSWERS-Repetition of vowel sounds
apostrophe - ANSWERS-A direct address to a person, thing, or abstraction, such as "O Western
Wind," or "Ah, Sorrow, you consume us." Apostrophes are generally capitalized.
artifice - ANSWERS-cunning; ingenuity; craftiness
bathos - ANSWERS-extreme anticlimax
climax - ANSWERS-the point where crisis comes to point of greatest intensity and is resolved
, dialog - ANSWERS-conversation used to reveal characters and advance plot
didactic - ANSWERS-strong, lectruing voice
droll - ANSWERS-amusing in an odd way
enjambment - ANSWERS-the running of one line of poetry into the next without a break for the
rhyme or syntax
exposition - ANSWERS-opening; beginning portion of plot which background information is set
forth
fie - ANSWERS-term used to express mild disgust; annoyance
foreshadowing - ANSWERS-using hints or clues to suggest what will happen later; builds
suspense
homonym - ANSWERS-work sounds the same but spelled differently - they're and there
iaconic - ANSWERS-expressing much in a few words; concise
irony - ANSWERS-conflict between appearance and reality; Romeo & Juliet - audience knows
she's sleeping, Romeo thinks she's dead.
languid - ANSWERS-slow and relaxed; lazy andpeaceful; sluggish in character
Literature Exam Questions &
Answers6
alliteration - ANSWERS-Repetition of a constanant sound - do or die; safe and sound. A common
use for alliteration is emphasis. It occurs in everyday speech in such prhases as "tittle-tattle,"
"bag and baggage," "bed and board," "primrose path," and "through thick and thin" and in
sayings like "look before you leap."
allusion - ANSWERS-a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another
literary work.a brief reference to a person, event, place, or phrase. The writer assumes will
recognize the reference. For instance, most of us would know the difference between a
mechanic's being as reliable as George Washington or as reliable as Benedict Arnold. Allusions
that are commonplace for readers in one era may require footnotes for readers in a later time.
antagonist - ANSWERS-character struggles against somone or something - man against himself;
mand against man; man against society; man against nature.
assonance - ANSWERS-Repetition of vowel sounds
apostrophe - ANSWERS-A direct address to a person, thing, or abstraction, such as "O Western
Wind," or "Ah, Sorrow, you consume us." Apostrophes are generally capitalized.
artifice - ANSWERS-cunning; ingenuity; craftiness
bathos - ANSWERS-extreme anticlimax
climax - ANSWERS-the point where crisis comes to point of greatest intensity and is resolved
, dialog - ANSWERS-conversation used to reveal characters and advance plot
didactic - ANSWERS-strong, lectruing voice
droll - ANSWERS-amusing in an odd way
enjambment - ANSWERS-the running of one line of poetry into the next without a break for the
rhyme or syntax
exposition - ANSWERS-opening; beginning portion of plot which background information is set
forth
fie - ANSWERS-term used to express mild disgust; annoyance
foreshadowing - ANSWERS-using hints or clues to suggest what will happen later; builds
suspense
homonym - ANSWERS-work sounds the same but spelled differently - they're and there
iaconic - ANSWERS-expressing much in a few words; concise
irony - ANSWERS-conflict between appearance and reality; Romeo & Juliet - audience knows
she's sleeping, Romeo thinks she's dead.
languid - ANSWERS-slow and relaxed; lazy andpeaceful; sluggish in character
