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CLEP World Literature

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






2. Orphan who endures hardships - ends up with pickpocket-ers






3. 'Tis better to have loved and lost - Than never to have loved at all. is an account of all Tennyson's thoughts and feelings as he copes with his grief over such a long period.






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






5. The first of 4 stanzas discusses concerns about lost vision - the second of 4 stanzas describes how age causes man to lose sight of the divine - and the third of 3 stanzas is hopeful in that the memory of the divine allows us to sympathise with our f






6. 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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7. Is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work - although generally - unlike the stanza - each sonnet so connected can also be read as a meaningful separate unit.






8. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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






10. 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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11. 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






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






13. What are the three things that are represented in 'Tale of the Tub'?






14. About the legend og King Aurthur who is still in love with who?.






15. Surface meaning: hell - Heaven - and purgatory -The Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso






16. William Yeats wrote...






17. Who wrote The Eve of St. Agnes - Ode to a Nightingale - Ode on a Grecian Urn






18. 'April is the cruellest month' (its first line); 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'; and (its last line) the mantra in the Sanskrit language 'Shantih shantih shantih.'






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






20. Criseyde then falls for Deiphobus - Troilus is killed by who?






21. 17th century authors






22. Written by John Milton - epic poem in blank verse - separated into 12 books - the story of the Fall of Man - contains two arcs: One of Satan (Lucifer) and another of Adam and Eve - about how Satan volunteers himself to poison the newly created Earth






23. The poem focuses on two scenes: one in which a lover eternally pursues a beloved without fulfilment - and another of villagers about to perform a sacrifice.






24. Written by Christopher Marlowe - Barabas is the protagonist - who uses his daughter (Abigail) to make others mad - and when she finds out - she joins a nunnery. She is then poisoned.






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






26. 18th Century authors






27. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






28. 19th Century authors






29. The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who - disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry - looks for distraction in foreign lands.

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






31. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






32. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






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






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






36. Sent to a boarding school - walks to find his only relative - his aunt - marries Agnes and has a child whom he names after Aunt Betsy






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






38. The Heart of the Matter - A Burnt Out Case - The Comedians






39. 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






40. Heroine thinks she is good at matchmaking and thinks that she will never find love for herself - ends up with Knightley after a long time






41. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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42. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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43. Written by Sir Walter Scott - Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disliked by his father because he loves a girl and is friends with some of the Normans -there is a tournament - and Ivanhoe is injured and the daughter wants to take him to get help - -battles e






44. The Waste Land and Four Quartets are written by...






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






46. Written by Percy Shelley - the torments of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus and his suffering at the hands of Zeus.






47. Wrote 'Troilus and Criseyde' - 'The Knight's Tale' - 'Canterbury Tales' - known as the 'Father of English Literature' - considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages - first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey






48. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






50. English Christian writer and preacher Wrote Pilgrim's Progress - during his first imprisonment