AMERICAN LITERATURE CLEP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

AMERICAN LITERATURE CLEP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
MetaphysicalPPoetryP-
PANSWERPUsesPconceitsPandPusesPintellectualPandPphilosophicalPlanguage.PMakesPabstractPcomparisonsPu

singPconceits.Pie.PJohnPDonne.



MichaelPWigglesworthP-
PANSWERPClergymanPwhoPwroteP"DayPofPDoom"PandP"MeatPoutPofPthePEater".PHePwrotePlyrical,Ptheologica

lPpoems.PPuritan.



ConnotationP-PANSWERPthePfeelingsPorPemotionsPsurroundingPaPword.P(ie.PhomeP=PpleasantPhaven)



motifP-
PANSWERPPhase,Pimage,Paction,PthatPunifiesPaPworkPofPliteraturePbyPrecurringPthroughoutPit.PAPthemePorPid

eaPinPaPworkPofPartPorPliteraturePthatPisPdevelopedPorPrepeated.



ThemeP-PANSWERPcentralPideaPofPaPworkPofPliterature,PgeneralPtopicPorPsubject.



ApostropheP-
PANSWERPAPfigurePofPspeechPinPwhichPonePdirectlyPaddressesPanPabsentPorPimaginaryPperson,PorPsomePabs

traction.POftenPusedPtoPaddressPdeepPemotion.



PhilipPFreneauP-
PANSWERPTransitionalPpoet.PBetweenPEnlightenmentPandPthePRomanticPage.P"P"ThePWildPHoneysuckle".PP

ublishedPNationalPGazettePthatPpromotedPanti-
federalism.PConsideredP"thePpoetPofPthePAmericanPRevolution."



picaresqueP-PANSWERPnovelPaboutPlower-
classPcharacterPwhoPtriumphsPthroughPwitPinsteadPofPhardPwork.PUsuallyPautobiographicalPandPinPthePfirstP
person.

,J.PHectorPSt.PJohnPCrevecoeurP-PANSWERP•French-
bornPAmericanPwhoPwroteP"LettersPfromPanPAmericanPFarmer".PFirstPsuccessfulPAmericanPauthor.PFirstPtoP
examinePthePideaPofPtheP"AmericanPDream"PandPattemptedPtoPexplainPwhatPanP"American"Pwas.



ConceptsPbyPhimPthatPinfluencedPAmericaPculture.

•PAmericanPAdamP-PuniquenessPofPnewPpeoplePcalledP"Americans".

•MeltingPPotP-PAmerica'sPuniquenessPtranscendsPethnic,Preligious,PculturalPbackgrounds.



HuswiferyP-PANSWERPbyPEdwardPTaylor.P"MakePme,POPLord,PthyPSpinningPWheelePcompleat"



W.E.B.PDuBoisP-
PANSWERPOppositePofPB.T.PWashington.PBlackPshouldPengagePinPhigherPeducation.PChallengesPWashington'

sPinabilityPtoPseePcompletePintegrationPinPAmerica.PNotPonlyPworkPforPfreedomPbutPdemandPrightsPandPpar
ticipationPinPoffice.PDisagreesPonPhowP"liberation"PshouldPbePdefined.



AlliterationP-PANSWERPRepetitionPofPconsonantPsounds.



StephenPCraneP-PANSWERPAP"realistic"Pwriter.PWrotePThePRedPBadgePofPCourage.

Irony:PHenry'sPonlyPwoundPcomesPfromPretreat,PnotPbattle.

-HumansParePleftPonPthisPworldPtoPfendPforPthemselvesPwithoutPhelpPfromPdivinePcreator.



HeroicPCoupletP-
PANSWERPaPcoupletPconsistingPofPtwoPrhymedPlinesPofPiambicPpentameterP(ie.Paa,Pbb,Pcc)PandPwrittenPinPan

PelevatedPstyle.P(traditionPofPthePepicPform)




imageryP-
PANSWERPThePusePofPlanguagePtoPevokePaPpicturePorPaPconcretePsensationPofPaPperson,Pthing,Pplace,PorPexp

erience.



EdwardPTaylorP-
PANSWERPWrotePPreparatoryPMeditations.PGod'sPDeterminationsPtouchingPHisPElect.PHisPworkPnotPmeantP

forPpublication.PUsesPconceitsPandPunusualPimages.PInspiredPmetaphysicalPpoetsPlikePEzraPPound.PT.S.PEliot.

, MetonymyP-PANSWERPOnePwordPorPphrasePisPsubstitutedPforPanotherPwithPwhichPisPcloselyPassociated.P

"crownP→Proyalty",P

"ringP→marriage"

"heart→love"



BluestPEyeP-PANSWERPPecolaPwants_____________PtoPbePbeautiful.

-
ShePisPconsideredPaPscapegoatPbecausePherPuglinessPhasPmadePthePtownsPpeoplePbeautiful,PherPsufferingP
madePthemPfeelPlucky,PherPsilence,PtheirPchatter.



ByPToniPMorrison.



HuckPFinnPescapedPhisPfatherPbyP-PANSWERPfakingPhisPdeath.



EndPofPbook:PdifferentPfromPclassicPAmericanPsuccessPmyths.PInsteadPofPbeingPfreePofPmoralPcorruptionPint
oPwilderness,PitPisPbeingPadoptedPintoPmoralPcorruptionPawayPfromPwilderness.



BrookPFarmP-
PANSWERPAPtranscendentalistPUtopianPexperiment,PputPintoPpracticePbyPtranscendentalistPformerPUnitaria

nPministerPGeorgePRipley.PEmersonPdeclinedPtoPlivePthere.PHawthornePwasPthere,PbutPwrotePaPsatirePabout
PitPinP"BlithedalePRomance".



MargaretPFullerPjoined.



OlaudahPEquianoP-
PANSWERPwrotePThePfirstPslavePnarrative.P"InterestingPNarrativePofPthePlifePofP_____________".PPowerfulP

abolitionistPvoicePagainstPinhumanity.PHePboughtPhisPfreedomPandPtraveledPandPtaught.



ClosePreadingP-
PANSWERP______PignoresPauthor'sPintentPorPanyPcommentaryPoutsidePthePparticularPwork;PviewedPeachPw

orkPasPaPpiecePofPart.PTrendPfromP1920PtoP1960.PItPscrutinizedPwordsPandPtheirPorderPwithinPaPliteraryPwork
.



AssonanceP-PANSWERPRepetitionPofPvowelPsoundsPwithinPwords.