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CLEP American Literature

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1. All written work that is not poetry - drama or song. Articles - autobiographies - biographies - essays - novels and editorials are prose.






2. Coined the term 'Beat Generation' - Wrote 'On the Road' - All of his books are Autobiographical






3. Poetry that does not have a regular beat - rhyme or line length. Walt Whitman






4. The process of reading a poem to figure out it's meter.






5. Anne Bradstreet - Michael Wigglesworth - Edward Taylor






6. First Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Novel focus on black cultural identity in contemporary America. Wrote 'The Bluest Eye -' 'Tar Baby -' and 'Beloved'






7. (Colonial Period) First writer of American Literature. Wrote 'The Generall Historie of Virginia - New England - and The Summer Isles.' Archetypal American.






8. A story told in song form. Ballads often tell stories of adventure and love.






9. American novelist - essayist - social critic - painter and spoken performer. Most of his works are autobiographical. Frequently experimented with drugs. He wrote the 'Naked Lunch' and the 'Cities of Red Night'






10. Wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk' - Founder of the NAACP






11. A literary mask a writer assumes for the purpose of creating a character in a poem.






12. Writings interweave sexual and racial concerns; what it means to be black and homosexual in America in the 2nd half of the 20th Century.






13. (Colonial Period) Only person to publicly repent his part in the Salem Witch Trials. Published America's first anti-slavery tract.






14. The beat or rhythm of a poem - created by a pattern of stressed an unstressed syllables.






15. Clever - memorable sayings.






16. Recluse - agoraphobic - Didn't title her poems. All are designated by numbers. Paved the way for the Imagist movement of the 1920s. Considered on of the founders of Modern American Poetry. Concrete imagery - forceful language - and unique style usher






17. Confessional Poet - Wrote 'Lord Weary's Castle' and 'In Life Studies'






18. All events follow natural laws.






19. The idea that there is something different - unique and special about Americans.






20. Pattern of five feet (groups of syllables) - each having one unstressed syllable and one stressed syllable.






21. Considered the voice of the Twenties. Wrote 'The Great Gatsby' - Heavy drinking problem.






22. (Colonial Period) 1. God is King and Ruler. 2. Our duty in this world is to see that God's will prevails.3. Man is depraved from birth. 4. Few will be saved. Damned are damned despite their best efforts. Belief in Covenant Theology : God's covenant w






23. (Colonial Period) Began 'The History of New England' aboard the Arbella in 1630. Lead 2 -000 English emigrant to Massachusetts Bay. Made daily journal-style entries until his death. Intended it to be an account of his long governorship. Style is pla






24. She holds a unique place in American history as both the wife of one president and the mother of another. In her own right - she was an ardent American patriot. Her perseverance during the American Revolution kept her family together and enabled her






25. Wrote 'The Call of the Wild -' 'White Fang -' ' Sea Wolf -' and 'To Build a Fire.' Socialist. Naturalist






26. First Black female poet to win a Pulitzer. Best known for her poems 'The Bean Eaters' and 'We Real Cool.'






27. Confessional Poet - Won a Pulitzer for 'Live or Die'






28. (Colonial Period) Stands in direct opposition to the principles - personalities and literary styles of William Bradford and John Winthrop. Did not come to settle the land and establish God's Kingdom - but to trade beaver pelts and live pleasantly. Es






29. Wrote 'The Red Badge of Courage' and 'Maggie: A Girl of the Streets -' and 'The Open Boat.' Red Badge of Courage is considered the first modern war novel. Work is celebrated for its images and symbolism. Work is often described as impressionist due t






30. A pattern of stressed unstressed syllables that create a beat - as in music.






31. Pilgrim's constitution. Shaped the politics - religion - and social behavior of the first settlers. Eventually influenced the shape - style and content of the U.S Constitution. William Bradford was famous for being one of the authors and signers.






32. Words that carry a strong emotional overtones.






33. Local Colorist Wrote 'The Awakening' Writing is memorable for its : Vivid and economical style - Rich Local Dialect - and Penetrating view of the culture of South Louisiana.






34. Stylistic Elements Parallel Structure: repeated used of phrases - clauses - or sentences that are similar in structure. Rhythm - Forceful and Direct Language






35. Won 4 Pulitzers - Top 20th Century Poet - Wrote 'The Road Not Taken -' ' Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening -' and 'Mending Wall'






36. Produces ribald - exuberant - feminist poems - novels and essays. Most famous novel is 'Fear of Flying.'






37. Won the Nobel Prize - Novels concentrate on the turmoil of modern Jewish life.






38. A literary argument that aims to change public opinion rather than entertain.






39. Third US President Referred to as the 'Sage of Monticello'Drafted the Declaration of Independence.






40. People who are best adapted to survive are chosen through the process of natural selection.






41. Literary movement of the 19th century Presented the details of ordinary life in art. Realists rejected the heroic and adventurous and concentrated on pessimistic views of poverty - prostitution and pain. Reaction to Romanticism.






42. Use of medieval - wild - or mysterious elements in literature. Features gloomy settings and horrifying events. Edgar Allen Poe is regarded as the American Master of Gothic writing.






43. A group of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.






44. A regular pattern of words that end with the same sound.






45. A long narrative that represents characters in a high position who take part in a series of adventures of significance.






46. Well-known humorists.






47. A line or group of lines repeated at the end of a poem or song. Refrains reinforce the main point and create musical effects.






48. (Colonial Period) Best-known Southern colonial writer. Famous for 'The History of the Dividing Line' and 'The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover'






49. First vice president and second president. Member of the First and Second Continental Congresses. Helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Husband of Abigail Adams.






50. Wrote 'My Antonia' and 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' Won a Pulitzer for her novel 'One of Ours'