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CLEP World Literature

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1. Written by George Bernard Shaw - old version of My Fair Lady






2. 19th Century authors






3. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






4. Mary Shelley was his second wife






5. What is Gulliver's downfall in Gullivers Travels?






6. If the daughters don't marry and the father dies - the girls and their mom will be left without a home. Main characters: Elizabeth Bennett and Darcy






7. Story written by Ben Johnson - there is an outbreak of the plague - and Lovewit leaves for the country - leaving a butler in charge of his house - -crazy things happen in the house - and the depravity of man and greed are shown by their actions when






8. Major italian poet - known as the 'Supreme Poet' - 'Father of the Italian Language' - Wrote Divine Comedy - a masterpiece of the world and very well known






9. Songs of Innocence (and of experience) written by who






10. An English poet - polemicist - and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England - wrote Paradise Lost






11. Many different types of people tell stories of their journeys - much more about the stories they tell - rather than the actual traveling.






12. This story is made up of 108 sonnets and 11 songs - 'aster' (star) Greek 'Stella' (star) Latin - 'Phil' (lover) - Thus Astrophel is the star lover - and Stella is his star.






13. Lord Byron wrote a satiric poem based on the legend of who?






14. What are Mary Anne Evans writings well known for?






15. Deals with man's relationship with time - the universe - and the divine - only through realizing Christ's sacrifice for mankind is an individual capable of being saved.






16. 17th century authors






17. Christian allegory - main character's name is CHRISTIAN - about his journey from his hometown 'city of Destruction' to the 'celestial City' (Heaven)

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18. Hamlet is acting mad but he thinks that _________ killed his brother to gain power - has to admit to killing






19. Jane Austen wrote ...






20. First person point of view of the orphan Pip - Miss Havisham and Estella are characters






21. Who wrote Faerie Queen? Recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy






22. Scobie - Yusef - Tallit - Dicky commits suicide - and tries to make it seem natural






23. Written by Thpmas Moore - in Latin -frame narrative - primarily depicting a fictional island society and the religious - social - and political customs.






24. The first tale from Canterbury Tales - this story was written in iambic pentameter - about courtly love and ethical dilemmas - Arcite and Palamon are imprisoned. They both fall for a woman named Emily which causes tension and hate.

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25. Self published books by Robert Browning are entitled as what?






26. Three witches - protagonist loses himself to insanity and gets his wife involved as well - is declared king






27. Falls into a stream after going crazy






28. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes






29. Kubla Khan The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Christabel.is associated with what?






30. A cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet






31. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






32. The poem satirises a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of the gods - Pope keeps a sense that beauty is fragile - and that the loss of a lock of hair touches Belinda deeply.






33. Men and Women - a collection of fifty-one poems in two volumes - all of which are monologues spoken by different narrators - some identified and some not - was written by...






34. A collection of English poems by Robert Browning - first published in 1845 as the seventh volume in a series of self-published books






35. John Keats was known for what kind of writings?






36. Viewed as a precursor of modernist literature - His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors






37. Written by William Blake - a collection of illustrated poems






38. Written by Emily Bronte - the name of a farmhouse - the all-encompassing and passionate - yet thwarted - love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.






39. Hamlet thinks ________ is Claudius and kills him through the curtain






40. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






41. Is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things - Amelia and Becky are characters in what story?






42. Biographia Literaria - coined the term suspension of disbelief - a long - loosely structured autobiography of who? Samuel Coleridge






43. What is it called when each stanza contains nine lines in total: eight lines in iambic pentameter followed by a single 'Alexandrine' line in iambic hexameter. what story is written this way?

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44. The Comedians was written by who






45. Explores new thoughts on death by comparing/contrasting the mortal human with the immortal nightingale - ends with accepting the idea that pleasure must end and that death in not escapable






46. 18th Century Irish Satirist






47. The Lady of the Lake - an Arthurian Legend was written by...






48. The Faerie Queene - an allegorical work - written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I - an epic - incomplete poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the?






49. In Faustus the protagonist is compared to ________ and indicates a fall from hubris (excessive pride)






50. Taming of the Shrew was written by...