Thank you all so much for the great feeback, descriptions of your experience (including the frustrations) and suggestions re other resources on instantcert. I just need to figure out how to beat the clock on this one and do some more review.
I have decided to aim for this one Friday afternoon, giving myself some time to a)learn the 30+ literary devices properly as opposed to trying to learn >50 and mixing them up! b) go back over my REA test results and see where I was right and where I was wrong! c)Perhaps even sit a second Peterson and see if I can score 65%. If I still feel so close to that f* edge, I may revisit the exam date.
I take to heart the challenges you've described about this exam - especially the advice not to panic! I have only come close to panicking on one prior CLEP exam - English Comp. I went in totally cold on this exam and almost ran out of time and scored a 59. I was definitely out of my exam taking comfort zone and swore I would not repeat this experience. I may just have to bite the bullet however and accept the fact that A&I Lit is not a subject I have much prior knowledge in (at least that is recent enough to count!) and accept that I am not going to get comfortable before taking this particular exam.
Thanks again for the feeback. If you think of anything else please let me know!
FSB/Knucyt