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CLEP American Literature

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1. Characterized by: Ordinary Language - Free Verse - Concentrated Word Pictures - Very specific words and phrases - Advanced by Ezra Pound and Amy Lowell; also utilized by Robert Frost






2. First great writer of psychological fiction; obsessed with sin and guilt. 'The Scarlet Letter' - 'Young Goodman Brown' - Claimed his work was romance and therefore not required to be realistic.






3. (Colonial Period) Began 'The History of New England' aboard the Arbella in 1630. Lead 2 -000 English emigrant to Massachusetts Bay. Made daily journal-style entries until his death. Intended it to be an account of his long governorship. Style is pla






4. (Colonial Period) One of colonial New England's most eminent clergyman. Greatest achievement was as an historian of the Puritan experience. 'Diary of Cotton Mather' - Account of Mather wrestling with sexual temptation to marry a much younger women di






5. Wrote 'The Red Badge of Courage' and 'Maggie: A Girl of the Streets -' and 'The Open Boat.' Red Badge of Courage is considered the first modern war novel. Work is celebrated for its images and symbolism. Work is often described as impressionist due t






6. The repeated use of identical sounds.






7. (Colonial Period) Primarily written to set forth orthodox Calvinist Christianity. Not considered the best representation of poetry during the whole period. Rarely approached excellence of English models. Too much of an emphasis on heavenly values and






8. A regular pattern of words that end with the same sound.






9. A social and artistic movement of the 1950's stressing unrestrained literary self expression and nonconformity with the mainstream culture






10. A literary mask a writer assumes for the purpose of creating a character in a poem.






11. Chicago School - Work bridges folk poetry and modernist poems. Used music and strong rhythm - Wrote 'The Congo'






12. Confessional Poet - Wrote 'Lord Weary's Castle' and 'In Life Studies'






13. Autobiography is considered the one of the greatest ever written. Wrote Poor Richard's Alamanac






14. She holds a unique place in American history as both the wife of one president and the mother of another. In her own right - she was an ardent American patriot. Her perseverance during the American Revolution kept her family together and enabled her






15. Created new poetic forms and subjects to fashion a distinctly American type of poetic expression. Rejected conventional themes - traditional literary references - allusions - and rhymes. Used long lines to capture rhythms of natural speech - free ver






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






17. Ezra Pound and T.S Eliot






18. 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






19. Chicago School : Verses often concern ordinary - everyday people; realistic poems and dramatic emphasis attract a large audience. Wrote 'Chicago -' and a biography of Abraham Lincoln. Poems describe everyday Americans - have a positive tone - use sim






20. Wrote 'Daddy' and 'The Bell Jar' - Confessional Poet






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






22. A pattern of stressed unstressed syllables that create a beat - as in music.






23. Wrote gold-rush stories like 'The Luck of Roaring Camp' and 'The Outcasts of Poker Flat'; never matched up to his previous fame local colorist






24. Writings portray the lives of poor - oppressed black women in the early 1900s.






25. (Colonial Period) Best-known Southern colonial writer. Famous for 'The History of the Dividing Line' and 'The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover'






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






27. The idea that there is something different - unique and special about Americans.






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






29. Well-known humorists.






30. Clever - memorable sayings.






31. Major theme of 20th Century literature.






32. Won the Pulitzer and Nobel Prize - Works focused on the South - Wrote 'As I Lay Dying -' 'Sanctuary -' and 'The sound and the Fury.' Experimented with Stream of Consciousness writing. Considered the most innovative novelist of his time.






33. Applying the evolutionary 'survival of the fittest' concept to a world marked by struggle and competition. (Promulgated by Herbert Spencer - a best-selling sociologist of the late 19th Century.






34. Wrote 'Grapes of Wrath -' 'Of Mice and Men -' and 'East of Eden -' and 'Winter of Our Discontent.' Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature - Pulitzer and and the National Book Award.






35. The Bard of Harlem; most successful black writer in America during the Harlem Renaissance. Wanted to capture the dominant oral traditions of black culture in written form. Best known for his poetry: 'The Weary Blues -' 'Fields of Wonder -' and 'The D






36. The belief that 'true' Americans were those of earlier Anglo-Saxon descent - and that this 'race' was under threat from the growing influx of Central European and Asian immigrants.






37. An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th Century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature - emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination - departure from the attitudes and forms of






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






39. End : occurs when words at the ends of lines of poetry rhyme. Internal: occurs when words within a sentences share the same sound - such as 'Each narrow cell in which we dwell.'






40. Literary movement of the 19th century Presented the details of ordinary life in art. Realists rejected the heroic and adventurous and concentrated on pessimistic views of poverty - prostitution and pain. Reaction to Romanticism.






41. Wrote 'The Invisible Man' - Considered a landmark achievement in American literature






42. The reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some distant ancestor that have not been present in intervening generations - such as hand like a hairy paw.






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






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






45. Southern Gothic writer. Creates stories that simultaneously shock readers and reflect her strong Catholic faith.

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






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






48. Confessional Poet - Won a Pulitzer for 'Live or Die'






49. 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.






50. Unrhymed poetry Captures natural rhythm of speech.