Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP 2023/2024

Which best describes Gwendolen's situation? - Answer-She bases infatuation on a seemingly unimportant detail. Gwendolen's understanding of ideas is that they are - Answer-Notions adopted in order to appear fashionable Gwendolyn claims that men named jack tend to be - Answer-Dull and uninteresting The MOOD of the passage is best described as - Answer-Farcical and amusing The poem as a whole presents beauty as - Answer-Fleeting and dangerous In each of the first two stanzas, the structure draws attention to a - Answer-Central contrast Line 7-8 contain which of the following ? - Answer-A literary allusion In line 11, "due proportion" Refers most directly to a woman's - Answer-Overall appearance The statement in line 20 "who... lies" is best described as an example of - Answer￾Irony The speaker indicates that virtue confers all of the following benefits except - Answer-Attainment of goals The phrase "now with God" reveals that Sarah Battle - Answer-Is no longer alive In line 3, "next to you" is best paraphrased as - Answer-Second only to To Sarah Battle, the most significant characteristic of the triflers described in lines 5- 15 is their - Answer-Nonchalant attitude toward whist It can be inferred from the description of Sarah Battle's behavior at the whist table that she - Answer-Would respect a superior opponent The most apparent metaphor in this character sketch is drawn from - Answer- Swordplay The attitude of the narrator toward Sarah Battle is chiefly one of - Answer- Affectionate respect The passage suggest all of the following about the narrator except that the narrator - Answer-Is an excellent whist player Which of the following best summarizes the structure of the passage? - Answer-The first paragraph to find Sarah battled by what she's not; the second, by what she is. The hamlet passage listed is best described as - Answer-A heartfelt statement of affection for a friend The phrase "candied tongue" in this passage describes someone who - Answer- Resorts to flattery As used in line 13, "sealed" most nearly means - Answer-Designated Those who "are not a pipe for fortunes finger/ to sound what stop she please" are - Answer-Able to cope with the good and the bad in life Which of the following is personified in the passage? - Answer-Soul (line 11)