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CLEP World Literature

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






2. Wrote Rape of the Lock - most famous for his heroic couplet






3. 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






4. 'Money - money - money - and what money can make of life' - a rich man dies - the will says that John Harmon will get the estate if he marries a woman named Bella whom he has never met -






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






6. This book is a fictional autobiography of the title character - a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela - encountering Native Americans - captives and mutineers before being rescued.






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






8. '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.






9. 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






10. Written by Christopher Marlowe - story about a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge - allotted twenty-four years of life on Earth - during which time he will have Mephistophilis as his personal servant. Then - he must repay with ti






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






12. One of the earliest English history plays - telescopes most of Edward II's reign into a single narrative - beginning with the recall of his favourite - Piers Gaveston - from exile - and ending with his son Edward III's execution of Mortimer Junior fo






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






14. Two famous magicians in Tragical History of Dr. Faustus






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






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






17. Written by William Blake - the Lily - the Cloud - the Worm - the Clod of Clay...characters - asks the question 'why does the springtime of life inevitably fade so that all things must end?'






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






19. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






20. His magnum opus was called 'The Prelude' - also wrote Ode on Intimation of Immortality






21. 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.






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






23. Criseyde becomes the object of affection for Troilus (a man who had scoffed at love) - There is an exchange of prisoners between the Trojans and the Greeks. Criseyde has to escape - but promises she will return to Troilus in 10 days. Who wrote this s






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






25. Jane Austen wrote ...






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






27. 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...






28. Wrote 'Astrophel and Stella' - one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age - English poet - courtier - and soldier






29. 17th century authors






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






31. Cassio -Iago - Roderigo are characters in which Shakespeare play?






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






33. Wrote Frankenstein - started writing at age 18 - and published at age 21






34. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






36. 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.






37. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






38. Book of poems






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






41. Gertrude - Claudius - Ophelia - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - 'double - double - toil and trouble.'






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






43. Works by Charles Dickens






44. 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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45. Orphan who endures hardships - ends up with pickpocket-ers






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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






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







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