CLEP: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

3 Genres - Answer/s below Poetry Prose Drama 3 Forms of Literary Expression - Answer/s below American Literature British Literature Works in Translation Prose - Answer/s below The most common form of written language following natural speech patterns and grammatical structure Phonic - Answer/s below Pertaining to sound from speech Fiction - Answer/s below Imaginary narrative; the information or events are created by the author Non-Fiction - Answer/s below Writing that delivers factual events and observations Satire - Answer/s below Literary form that ridicules human vices or shortcomings Truth - Answer/s below Fact or reality that transcends genres Novel - Answer/s below An extended fictional narrative written in prose that includes characters, plot, and setting Romance - Answer/s below Longer prose narrative, originally associated with the legendary, imaginative and poetic Mode - Answer/s below A broad literary method not tied to one specific form or genre, such as irony or satire i.e. realism, romanticism, impressionism, expressionism, naturalism, or neo- classicism Realism - Answer/s below Delivering subject from third-person objective point of view with no added interpretation or elaboration Romanticism - Answer/s below An artistic and literary movement originating in the second half of the eighteenth century in Europe, emphasizing emotions, idealism, adventure, and chivalry Impressionism - Answer/s below Subjective or personal literary style that relies on associations; style adapted from nineteenth century school of painters including Monet and Renoir Expressionism - Answer/s below Subjective depiction of the real world through imagination, the abstract and symbols Naturalism - Answer/s below Literary movement that depicts life as accurately as possible, illustrating transformation in society through environment and hereditary. Neo-classicism - Answer/s below A style of prose and poetry from the 17th and 18th centuries, reviving a classical style from Greek and Roman cultures. Static - Answer/s below A character who stays the same throughout a literary work. Dynamic - Answer/s below A character whose personality changes over the course of a narrative or who has the ability for such a change Protagonist - Answer/s below Main character in a literary work; literally, one who struggles toward or for something Antagonist - Answer/s below The one who struggles against or contends with the protagonist; the antagonist may be another individual or an obstacle or challenge, such as fear or death Stock - Answer/s below A well understood and accepted interpretation of an image, symbol or character; a character who exists for necessity of a plot Stereotype - Answer/s below A popularly held belief about a particular group of individuals Foil - Answer/s below A character who highlights through contrast opposite characteristics in another character Allegorical - Answer/s below A narrative that is an extended metaphor; the elements of the narrative carry significance on a literal and figurative level Theme - Answer/s below Statement summarizing the message or the big idea of a story Topic - Answer/s below Phrase stating subject or theme of a work or speech Motif - Answer/s below An object, concept or structure repeated in a literary work; thereby giving it symbolic significance in the story Point of View - Answer/s below The perspective or vantage point from which the author chooses to tell the story 4 Categories of Essays - Answer/s below speculative, argumentative, narrative, and expository Speculative - Answer/s below Writing or discourse that explores ideas Argumentative - Answer/s below Describes writing - usually an essay - that establishes a position and supports it with evidence Narrative - Answer/s below Has speculative and arguementative; the events that tell the story Expository - Answer/s below