The CLEP Exam for Analyzing & Interpreting Literature

The United States College Board introduced the CLEP exam for Analyzing & Interpreting Literature as a means of determining the undergraduate skill level of individuals as far as the subject is concerned. This is one of the CLEP exams that give credit at many American colleges, enabling those who pass to do away with some required entry exams.

In order to receive such credit, you will need to be skilled in some relevant subjects, which include reading and understanding drama, prose, and poetry; analyzing various aspects of literary passages; interpretation of metaphors; how to recognize stylistic and rhetorical devices; how to identify the attitude of the speaker/author; understanding how to achieve literary effects; as well as fundamental literary terminology.

The Analyzing & Interpreting Literature exam is divided into a number of sections depending on genre in the following manner:

* 35%-45% - Poetry
* 35%-45% - Fiction as well as non-fiction prose
* 15%-30 - Drama

The Analyzing & Interpreting Literature also covers:

* 50%-65% - British literature
* 30%-45% - American literature
* 5%-15% - translation works

In addition, the exam is divided into different periods, such as:

* 35%-45% - 18th to 19th century
* 25%-35% - 20th century
* 20%-30% - Renaissance & 17th century
* 3%-7% - The Renaissance

The exam has to be completed within one and a half hours and contains 80 multiple-choice questions. An essay section may also be taken, which is optional.

An unofficial score report, which is scaled between 20 and 80, is usually released after the exam, and you need to get not less than 50 in order to pass. Unanswered questions are treated as incorrect ones, so it is advisable to answer all questions.

You may register for the Analyzing & Interpreting Literature exam by going to the College Board's site and take it in either paper or computer formats.

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