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CLEP American Literature

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






2. Ranked as top American novelist - even though few of his contemporaries recognized his genius. Moby Dick is considered to be America's greatest prose epic. It is also top contender for best American novel. Wrote the first great romance about the Sout






3. (Colonial Period) One of the most brilliant of American thinkers. Theologian and philosopher; vigorous defender of Calvinistic orthodoxy at the end of the Puritan era. Influenced major nineteenth century writers such as Emerson - Hawthorne - Melville






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






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






6. Typically referred to as the greatest American novelist (next to Mark Twain) of the second half of the 19th century. Main theme of his work was the innocence and exuberance of America compared to the corruption and wisdom of Europe. Wrote 'The Portra






7. (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






8. Book of feline poems - 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats -' formed the basis of the Broadway hit 'Cats.' Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - Published 'The Waste-Land' which became the most famous poem of the first half of the 20th Centur






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






10. Brief - musical poems that convey a speaker's feelings.






11. Imagist Poet - Wrote 'In a Station of the Metro -' ' The Pisan Cantos -' 'Hugh Selwyn Mauberly -' and 'Mauberly.' Modeled 'Cantos' after Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' - Infamous traitor; Staunch supporter of Mussolini during WWII. Didn't speak for the






12. All events follow natural laws.






13. 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.






14. New England local color writer - is known primarily for her two collections of stories. 'A Humble Romance' and 'A New England Nun'






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






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






17. Clever - memorable sayings.






18. Wrote 'The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.' Escaped slave that became one o f the most effective orators of his day - an influential newspaper writer - a militant abolitionist - and a famous diplomat.






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






20. Best-known and most influential early Naturalist. Rougon-Marcquart






21. 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'






22. 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.






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






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






25. Major theme of 20th Century literature.






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






27. Wrote 'Howl -' ' Empty Mirror -' and 'Kaddish and Other Poems' - Poet






28. A false science that argued tat different human races possessed distinguishing traits that determined their particular behavior and achievement in society.






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






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






31. Wrote 'The House of Mirth -' and 'The Age of Innocence' most famous for 'Ethan Frome' Noted use of indirection and allusion. First women to win a Pulitzer for 'The Age of Innocence' Main themes were upper-class life and the constraints it placed on b






32. A group of lines in a poem. - Lines of poems are grouped into _______s - just as sentences of prose are grouped into paragraphs.






33. Writings portray the lives of poor - oppressed black women in the early 1900s.






34. Famous for writing - marriages - divorces and media hype. Wrote 'The Executioner's Song.'






35. Friedrich Nitezche's belief in the 'will to power' as the primary force of society and the individual.






36. Ezra Pound and T.S Eliot






37. Most prominent black leader of his day. Wrote 'Up From Slavery'






38. Wrote 'The Invisible Man' - Considered a landmark achievement in American literature






39. America's most popular humorist in the 30s and 40s. Frequently explored the battle of the sexes. Wrote 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.'






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






41. The primacy of science over religious - mythical - or spiritual interpretations of life.






42. Well-known humorists.






43. 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.






44. The repeated use of identical sounds.






45. Local Colorist Wrote 'The Country of the Pointed Firs' Famous for use of idiomatic language - conservative values and imagery and vivid descriptions of rural New England.






46. A single sheet of paper printed on one or both sides. 'The Dying Redcoat'






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






48. An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th Century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature - emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination - departure from the attitudes and forms of






49. Chicago School - Work bridges folk poetry and modernist poems. Used music and strong rhythm - Wrote 'The Congo'






50. Autobiography is considered the one of the greatest ever written. Wrote Poor Richard's Alamanac







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