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CLEP World Literature

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1. Lord Byron wrote a satiric poem based on the legend of who?






2. 19th Century authors






3. Written by Christopher Marlowe - Barabas is the protagonist - who uses his daughter (Abigail) to make others mad - and when she finds out - she joins a nunnery. She is then poisoned.






4. Book of poems






5. 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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6. 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.






7. 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






8. In Faustus the protagonist is compared to ________ and indicates a fall from hubris (excessive pride)






9. The first of 4 stanzas discusses concerns about lost vision - the second of 4 stanzas describes how age causes man to lose sight of the divine - and the third of 3 stanzas is hopeful in that the memory of the divine allows us to sympathise with our f






10. Who wrote The Eve of St. Agnes - Ode to a Nightingale - Ode on a Grecian Urn






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






12. What is Gulliver's downfall in Gullivers Travels?






13. Taming of the Shrew was written by...






14. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






15. What is the satirical hyperbole in Jonathon Swifts 'A Modest Proposal'?






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






17. 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






18. 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.






19. Works by Jonathon Swift

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20. Scobie - Yusef - Tallit - Dicky commits suicide - and tries to make it seem natural






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






22. First person point of view of the orphan Pip - Miss Havisham and Estella are characters






23. 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.






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






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






26. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






28. The poem satirises a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of the gods - Pope keeps a sense that beauty is fragile - and that the loss of a lock of hair touches Belinda deeply.






29. 18th Century authors






30. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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31. Is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things - Amelia and Becky are characters in what story?






32. 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)






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






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






35. His magnum opus was called 'The Prelude' - also wrote Ode on Intimation of Immortality






36. Modern English authors






37. Mary Shelley was his second wife






38. About the legend og King Aurthur who is still in love with who?.






39. Who is taken as prisoner to a people group smaller than him in Jonathon Swifts famous work?






40. Written by Sir Walter Scott - Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disliked by his father because he loves a girl and is friends with some of the Normans -there is a tournament - and Ivanhoe is injured and the daughter wants to take him to get help - -battles e






41. The 'shrew' of the title






42. Three witches - protagonist loses himself to insanity and gets his wife involved as well - is declared king






43. 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






44. Wrote Rape of the Lock - most famous for his heroic couplet






45. Written by George Bernard Shaw - old version of My Fair Lady






46. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






48. Criseyde then falls for Deiphobus - Troilus is killed by who?






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






50. The Comedians was written by who







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