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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Roll of Thunder - Hear my Cry






2. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






3. Wrote Night






4. Wrote The Aeneid






5. An impoverished young woman (Jane) struggles to maintain her autonomy in the face of oppression - prejudice - and love; Gothic novel - bildungsroman - social portest novel






6. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






7. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






8. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






9. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






10. Gothic novel; a scientist creates a monster - and then abandons it in horror - a decision that leads to disaster and the deaths of nearly everyone he loves






11. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






12. A black girl growing up in the South struggles against racism - sexism - and lack of power






13. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






14. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






15. Epic/novel poem written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number - the number of the prophetic books of Sibyl)






16. A monomaniacal captain tries and fails to kill a monstrous white whale; adventure story - quest tale - allegory; protagonist: Ishmael - Ahab; antogonist: Ahab - great white sperm whale






17. An argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state

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18. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






19. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






20. A Trojan (Aeneas) destined to found Rome - undergoes many trials on land and sea during his journey to Italy - finally defeating the Latin Turnus and avenging the murder of Pallas.






21. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






22. Wrote Touching Spirit Bear






23. Wrote The Great Gatsby






24. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






25. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






26. Wrote The Outsiders






27. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






28. Wrote Ethan Frome






29. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






30. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






31. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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32. Wrote Leaves of Grass; celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy






33. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






34. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






35. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate;' Shakespearean couplet with ABAB CDCE EFEF GG rhyme scheme






36. Wrote Doctor Faustus






37. Wrote Holes






38. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






39. Wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God; 20th century African - American writer; folklorist during the Harlem Renaissance






40. Told in chapters alternating from Lorraine's and John's point of view - opens with an 'Oath -' signed by both John and Lorraine - two high school sophomores - in which they swear to tell only the facts - in this 'memorial epic' about their experience






41. Wrote The Swiss Family Robinson






42. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






43. Wrote Hoot






44. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






45. A group of animals mount a successful rebellion against the farmer who rules them - but their dreams of equality for all are ruined when one pig seizes power; novella - dystopian animal fable






46. Wrote Johnny Tremain






47. Wrote The Pigman






48. Wrote Witch of Blackbird Pond






49. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






50. Wrote 'History of a Nun;' prolific dramatist of the Restoration (18th century) - one of the first English female writers







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