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CLEP English Literature All In One

Subjects : clep, literature, english
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1. A speech conventionally understood to convey the private thought of the character who delivers it






2. A philosophy of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that accommodated the thinking of Plato to Christian theology






3. (1540-1640) public theaters presented plays that celebrated a semifluid social order governed by absolute power. These dramas portrayed any unchecked social mobility that might threaten state stability as the result of personal evil - corruption - an






4. The use of a single word in two different senses at once. For example: I just quit smoking and my job.






5. A sentence that changes its grammatical structure in the middle - often suggest disturbance or excitement. For example: 'we had almost reached the finished line and then the race had to have been fixed from the beginning'






6. Designating or characteristic of a kind of fiction that originated in Spain and deals episodically with the adventures of a hero who is or resembles such a vagabond or rogue






7. Letters - usually formal






8. Modern Period; 'Dulce et Decorum Est'






9. Focus on the lives of the rich and elegant






10. A verbal pattern in two parts in which the second part is like a mirror image of the first.






11. Poetry characterized by elaborate - sometimes bizarre use of metaphor; rough - rugged versification; dramatic speakers; and paradoxical reasoning.






12. A prose form originated by the French Renaissance humanist Michel de Montaigne as an experimental and skeptical approach to writing






13. The narrative technique of shifting freely between a first-person and an interior third-person point of view






14. The 1623 collection of William Shakespeare's plays published after his death by member of his acting company






15. (1840-1900) prescribed liberal doses of 'English literature' as a means of restoring higher ideals to a society that appeared to grow increasingly crass.






16. A novel made up of correspondence between characters






17. One of the three sections of the Greek dramatic chorus and the Pindaric ode - along with the antistrophe and epode. These forms may be repeated in sequence within a single ode.






18. A group of four works






19. Pastoral lyrics- pomes that idealize life of shepherds






20. An important narrative form that emerges at the threshold between orality and literacy. They are written down at some point after a period of oral development. Beowulf is considered an epic.






21. A novel in which real persons appear under fictitious names






22. A literary work that exposes evil or folly through the use of irony - ridicule - or derision






23. The complex social process that pushes certain people outside mainstream society - usually because they are perceived as a threat to shared values






24. The most common meter in English verse. It consists of a line ten syllables long that is accented on every second beat (see blank verse). These lines in iambic pentameter are from The Merchant of Venice - by William Shakespeare:In sooth -/I know/not






25. A novel concerned with the negative social and economic impacts of industrialism






26. One of three sections of the Greek dramatic chorus and the Pindaric ode - along with the strophe and epode. These forms may be repeated in sequence within a single ode.






27. (1670-1790) identified literature as a worthy cultural pursuit capable of reconciling respect for classical learning with the evolving interests and tastes of the educated middle class. Translated - imitated - and elucidated the most respectable anci






28. Refers to the sound and structure of poetry - including meter - rhyme - assonance - and alliteration






29. The contrast - as in a play - between what a character thinks the truth is - as revealed in a speech or action - and what an audience or reader knows the truth






30. Renaissance Period; Sonnets - Hamlet - King Lear - Othello - Macbeth - Romeo & Juliet - Twelfth Night - Henry IV - and A Midsummer's Nught Dream.






31. The narrative devise of hinting at events that have yet to unfold






32. Augustan Period; Robinson Crusoe - Moll Flanders






33. Any tangible thing named in a language - regardless of whether that thing is literal or figurative






34. Is the idealized code of medieval nobility. It stressed honesty and integrity in living up to one's social obligations - courtesy to others - and deference to ladies.






35. A collection of works on a common theme such as Charlemagne or the Trojan War. Cycles typically represent the work of several different authors brought together into a group. Cycles are often groups of romance narrative.






36. A poem of fixed form - French in origin - consisting usually of five three-line stanzas and a final four-line stanza and having only two rhymes throughout






37. The repetition of vowel sounds close to each other






38. A repeated pattern of lines and rhymes analogous to a verse in a song






39. Victorian Period; Oliver twist - Our Mutual Friend - Little Dorrit - Bleak House






40. A poem that treats the subject of the couple's wedding night






41. Anything that isn't tangible. In literature - it can be opposed to imagery - the representation of tangible things






42. One of three sections of the Greek dramatic chorus and the Pindaric ode - along with the strophe and antistrophe. These forms may be repeated in sequence within a single ode.






43. To put or publish. Published novel






44. The mood or emotional attitude evoked or reflected in a written work






45. Repetition at the start of a sentence of the concluding word or phrase in the previous sentence. For example: 'There's only so much exercise you can get on a plane. A air plane is not the greatest place to work out'






46. Novels about gruesome doings and supernatural horrors - usually set far away and long ago. The form emerged during the eighteenth century but gained popularity and respectability in the nineteenth - as the imagination in literature came to be more hi






47. The semblance of truth - a quality that helps distinguish the early novel from fable and romance






48. Romantic period;






49. A novel that traces the development of a young person from childhood or adolescence to maturity. It is often written in the form of an autobiography






50. Is a figure of speech that uses an exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response. As a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literally. Hyperbole is frequently used for humour. Examples of hyperbole are: They ra