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CLEP World Literature

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1. Heroine thinks she is good at matchmaking and thinks that she will never find love for herself - ends up with Knightley after a long time






2. A collection of English poems by Robert Browning - first published in 1845 as the seventh volume in a series of self-published books






3. '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.






4. 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.






5. Pen name for Mary Anne Evans - one of the leading writers of the Victorian era - went by a male name so that she would be taken seriously. Wrote The Mill on the Floss (1860) - Silas Marner (1861) - Middlemarch (1871-72) - and Daniel Deronda (1876)






6. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






8. 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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9. The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who - disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry - looks for distraction in foreign lands.

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






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






12. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






13. Written about - Emperor of Persia... defeats different countries - He claims he is greater than God and is struck dead - his sons gain power






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






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






16. The Comedians was written by who






17. Works by Charles Dickens






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






19. The founder of gothic literature - Wrote The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne - Gaston de Blondeville - The Italian - The Mysteries of Udolpho - The Romance of the Forest and A Sicilian Romance.






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






21. English Christian writer and preacher Wrote Pilgrim's Progress - during his first imprisonment






22. 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?'






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






24. Written by Graham Greene - The plot concerns Querry - who is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference - he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life






25. Wrote 'Troilus and Criseyde' - 'The Knight's Tale' - 'Canterbury Tales' - known as the 'Father of English Literature' - considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages - first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey






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






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






28. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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29. 19th Century authors






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






31. Written by William Blake - a collection of illustrated poems






32. Falls into a stream after going crazy






33. The Heart of the Matter - A Burnt Out Case - The Comedians






34. Many different types of people tell stories of their journeys - much more about the stories they tell - rather than the actual traveling.






35. 17th century authors






36. 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.






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Christian allegory - main character's name is CHRISTIAN - about his journey from his hometown 'city of Destruction' to the 'celestial City' (Heaven)

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41. What are Mary Anne Evans writings well known for?






42. Sent to a boarding school - walks to find his only relative - his aunt - marries Agnes and has a child whom he names after Aunt Betsy






43. 18th Century Irish Satirist






44. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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






46. 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.






47. 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






48. What is significant about Jonathon Swift's story 'Tale of a Tub'






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






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







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