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Originally Posted by Greggy_D
Good idea. I forgot that Amer Lit is a tough exam. I'll schedule A&I for next week. Thanks! And yes....it is a 6 credit exam at Excelsior (I just checked).
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Greggy, All I did for A&I Literature was Google "Literary Devices" and learn about 20-30 terms. Alliteration... Metaphor... Assimaly... Allegory... Free Verse... Blank Verse... Prose... etc.
I only studied for one night; the night before.
The rest of the test involves poetry interpretation such as this hypothetical example:
" The cold winter wind blew the leaves over the distant horizon." Was the author refering to...
A. Old age and Death
B. The changing of the seasons.
C. The incessant wind
D. Forgone opportunities
As you can see, there is no studying that will help you interpret something you won't read until you take the test. Memorize Literary Devices and read carefully, trying to understand the authors intent, and you will do fine.
