Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

POETRY: 35%-45%

• A form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language.

PROSE: 35%-45%

• A form of literature that exhibits a grammatical structure and a natural flow of speech; fiction and nonfiction.

DRAMA: 15%-30%

• A mode of fictional composition in verse or prose presenting a story that contains conflict of characters, meant to be performed.

The exam covers literary works from these historical periods.

CLASSICAL AND PRE-RENAISSANCE: 3%-7%

• Works of Ancient Greece, the Golden and Silver Ages of Rome (1200 BCE-455CE) and continuing through the Medieval Period (455-1485CE)

RENAISSANCE, REFORMATION & 17th CENTURY: 20%-30%

• Works from a period in Europe regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history (1485-1660 CE)

18th and 19th CENTURIES: 35%-45%

• Writings encompassing what is broadly known as the Age of Enlightenment, the Romantic and Victorian eras (1660-1900 CE).

20th and 21st CENTURIES: 25%-35%

• Works included are from Modernism (pre-WWII) Postmodernism (post-WWII-present).