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CLEP American Literature

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1. Clever - memorable sayings.






2. Wrote Catcher in the Rye






3. American novelist - essayist - social critic - painter and spoken performer. Most of his works are autobiographical. Frequently experimented with drugs. He wrote the 'Naked Lunch' and the 'Cities of Red Night'






4. 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






5. Major theme of 20th Century literature.






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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

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10. Chicago School - Wrote 'Lucinda Matlock' - Created 'Spoon River Anthology' - Spoon River poems are characterized by: An unpoetic - colloquial style - frank descriptions of sex - a very critical view of small town life - and a description of he inner






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






12. (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






13. Wrote 'My Antonia' and 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' Won a Pulitzer for her novel 'One of Ours'






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Created the first American adventure story. First successful American novelist. 'Father of the American novel.' Very litigious - cranky and vain. Most famous for the 'Leatherstocking Tales': A series of five novels about the frontiersman - Natty Bump






19. Stylistic Elements Parallel Structure: repeated used of phrases - clauses - or sentences that are similar in structure. Rhythm - Forceful and Direct Language






20. Ben Franklin paid his passage to America. First Pamphlet was Common Sense : credited with getting the colonists to see the 'advantage - necessity - and obligation' of breaking with Britain. Followed by a series of pamphlets - collectively called 'An






21. The beat or rhythm of a poem - created by a pattern of stressed an unstressed syllables.






22. Considered the greatest humorist of 19th century American Literature. Wrote 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' Master of 'Local Color' writing. Used vernacular - exaggeration and deadpan narrator to create humor.






23. A piece of literature intended to be performed in front of an audience.






24. Involves a speaker who addresses an unseen audience. Usually takes place at a crucial moment in the speaker's life.






25. Local Colorist Wrote 'The Country of the Pointed Firs' Famous for use of idiomatic language - conservative values and imagery and vivid descriptions of rural New England.






26. All events follow natural laws.






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






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






29. (Colonial Period) First writer of American Literature. Wrote 'The Generall Historie of Virginia - New England - and The Summer Isles.' Archetypal American.






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






31. The repeated use of identical sounds.






32. Wrote 'Songs of Jamaica' - Poetry and 'Harlem Shadows' (first great literary achievement of the Harlem Renaissance. Much of his poetry evokes the rich heritage of Jamaica.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Best-known and most influential early Naturalist. Rougon-Marcquart






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






40. Unorthodox writers who hung around the bars and coffee houses of San Francisco's North Beach.






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






42. America's most popular humorist in the 30s and 40s. Frequently explored the battle of the sexes. Wrote 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.'






43. (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






44. Considered the voice of the Twenties. Wrote 'The Great Gatsby' - Heavy drinking problem.






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






49. Anne Bradstreet - Michael Wigglesworth - Edward Taylor






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