Literature in English Test For GRE 2016 Exams

Content Specifications

The approximate distribution of questions according to content categories is indicated by the following outline.

1. Literary Analysis (40–55%)
   Interpretation of passages of prose and poetry. Such questions may involve recognition of conventions and genres, allusions and references, meaning and tone, grammatical structures and rhetorical strategies, and literary techniques.
2. Identification (15–20%)
   Recognition of date, author or work by style and/or content (for literary theory identifications see IV below).
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4. Cultural and Historical Contexts (20–25%)
   Knowledge of literary, cultural and intellectual history as well as identification of author or work through a critical statement or biographical information. Also identification of details of character, plot or setting of a work.
5. History and Theory of Literary Criticism (10–15%)
   Identification and analysis of the characteristics and methods of various critical and theoretical approaches.