Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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What is the best way to recognize a parallelism within a story?

  1. By analyzing the title and its significance.

  2. By recognizing the use of words in a sentence.

  3. By recognizing connections between events.

  4. By noticing a repeating phrase or idea.

The correct answer is: By noticing a repeating phrase or idea.

Parallelism refers to the repetition of words, phrases, or grammatical structures in a story. This allows for the development of a theme or idea throughout the narrative. While analyzing the title and its significance (option A) may provide insights about the story's overarching theme, it does not specifically address the use of parallelism. Option B focuses solely on the use of words in a sentence and does not consider the bigger picture of the story. Option C mentions recognizing connections between events, which can be a component of parallelism, but it is not the central focus. Therefore, option D, by noticing a repeating phrase or idea, is the best way to recognize parallelism within a story.