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CLEP American Literature

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1. 'The Old Man and the Sea -' 'The Sun Also Rises -' 'A Farewell to Arms -' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Writing style emphasizes: Short sentences - brief paragraphs - active verbs - authenticity - compression - clarity - and immediacy. Produced some






2. Wrote 'The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man' and 'Lift Every Voice and Sing -' (The Black National Anthem)






3. Won the Nobel Prize - Novels concentrate on the turmoil of modern Jewish life.






4. Wrote 'Howl -' ' Empty Mirror -' and 'Kaddish and Other Poems' - Poet






5. Friedrich Nitezche's belief in the 'will to power' as the primary force of society and the individual.






6. Work did not have a political agenda. Wrote 'Their Eyes Were Watching God -' 'Mules and Men -' and 'Jonahs Gourd Vine.' Considered one of the key black writers of the 20th Century.






7. Wrote 'The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.' Escaped slave that became one o f the most effective orators of his day - an influential newspaper writer - a militant abolitionist - and a famous diplomat.






8. First vice president and second president. Member of the First and Second Continental Congresses. Helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Husband of Abigail Adams.






9. Produces ribald - exuberant - feminist poems - novels and essays. Most famous novel is 'Fear of Flying.'






10. An organization of the leading transcendentalists living around Boston. They were interested in new developments in theology - philosophy - and literature. Major writers: Ripley - Emerson - Alcott - Fuller - Hawthorne - Thoreau - Channing - Hedge - P






11. A single sheet of paper printed on one or both sides. 'The Dying Redcoat'






12. Wrote Catcher in the Rye






13. Literary movement of the 19th century that traced the effects of heredity and environment on people who ere helpless to change their situations. Also called Determinism for its belief in the effects of environment - heredity - and chance on human fat






14. Anne Bradstreet - Michael Wigglesworth - Edward Taylor






15. Typically referred to as the greatest American novelist (next to Mark Twain) of the second half of the 19th century. Main theme of his work was the innocence and exuberance of America compared to the corruption and wisdom of Europe. Wrote 'The Portra






16. Most prominent black leader of his day. Wrote 'Up From Slavery'






17. Wrote 'The Call of the Wild -' 'White Fang -' ' Sea Wolf -' and 'To Build a Fire.' Socialist. Naturalist






18. (Colonial Period) Only person to publicly repent his part in the Salem Witch Trials. Published America's first anti-slavery tract.






19. A story told in song form. Ballads often tell stories of adventure and love.






20. Pattern of five feet (groups of syllables) - each having one unstressed syllable and one stressed syllable.






21. Father of American Literature - First American writer to achieve an international reputation. Rip Van Winkle (antihero). Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The Devil and Tom Walker. Was 50 years old before his real name appeared on any of his books. Used alias






22. All written work that is not poetry - drama or song. Articles - autobiographies - biographies - essays - novels and editorials are prose.






23. Wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk' - Founder of the NAACP






24. (Colonial Period) Stands in direct opposition to the principles - personalities and literary styles of William Bradford and John Winthrop. Did not come to settle the land and establish God's Kingdom - but to trade beaver pelts and live pleasantly. Es






25. A type of literature win which words are selected and strung together for their beauty - sound - and power to express feelings.






26. All events follow natural laws.






27. Pilgrim's constitution. Shaped the politics - religion - and social behavior of the first settlers. Eventually influenced the shape - style and content of the U.S Constitution. William Bradford was famous for being one of the authors and signers.






28. Prose - Poetry - Drama






29. Poetry that does not have a regular beat - rhyme or line length. Walt Whitman






30. A story in poetic form. Has plot. characters and theme.






31. Famous Poet and Novelist - 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'






32. The process of reading a poem to figure out it's meter.






33. Famous for writing - marriages - divorces and media hype. Wrote 'The Executioner's Song.'






34. The repeated use of identical sounds.






35. (Colonial Period) One of the most brilliant of American thinkers. Theologian and philosopher; vigorous defender of Calvinistic orthodoxy at the end of the Puritan era. Influenced major nineteenth century writers such as Emerson - Hawthorne - Melville






36. Wrote 'Native Son -' and 'Black Boy' - First Black Best-Seller - Staunch Communist : Believed it was black America's best hope for equality.






37. Story in which the characters - setting and action represent abstract concepts apart from their literal meaning.






38. A literary argument that aims to change public opinion rather than entertain.






39. Local Colorist Great Niece of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper'






40. That America's unique identity transcends ethnic - cultural - or religious backgrounds. Idea given by St. Jean de Crevecoeur






41. Credited with creating: the modern short story and the detective novel - and the entire genre of mystery. Wrote 'The Philosophy of Composition' - 'The Raven' - 'Tell-Tale Heart -' 'The Cask of Amontillado -' and 'The Gold Bug.' (The first detective






42. New England local color writer - is known primarily for her two collections of stories. 'A Humble Romance' and 'A New England Nun'






43. A false science that argued tat different human races possessed distinguishing traits that determined their particular behavior and achievement in society.






44. Genius; called the 'Black Keats' - Worked within traditional poetic forms rather than jazz rhythms. Wrote ' Copper Sun -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl.'






45. Third US President Referred to as the 'Sage of Monticello'Drafted the Declaration of Independence.






46. The primacy of science over religious - mythical - or spiritual interpretations of life.






47. Leader of naturalism in American writing. Wrote 'An American Tragedy'






48. First Black female poet to win a Pulitzer. Best known for her poems 'The Bean Eaters' and 'We Real Cool.'






49. Local Colorist Wrote 'The Awakening' Writing is memorable for its : Vivid and economical style - Rich Local Dialect - and Penetrating view of the culture of South Louisiana.






50. Used to describe literature that was pandered to the polite - refined - and delicate elements of society. Denied the unsavory underbelly of life.