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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. 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






3. 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.






4. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






5. 'Money - money - money - and what money can make of life' - a rich man dies - the will says that John Harmon will get the estate if he marries a woman named Bella whom he has never met -






6. William Yeats wrote...






7. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






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






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






10. What does Troilus reflect on in the story of Troilus and Criseyde?






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






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






13. Works by Jonathon Swift

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14. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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






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






17. Hamlet is acting mad but he thinks that _________ killed his brother to gain power - has to admit to killing






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






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






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






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






22. Written by Thpmas Moore - in Latin -frame narrative - primarily depicting a fictional island society and the religious - social - and political customs.






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






24. 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






25. Explores new thoughts on death by comparing/contrasting the mortal human with the immortal nightingale - ends with accepting the idea that pleasure must end and that death in not escapable






26. 19th Century authors






27. Surface meaning: hell - Heaven - and purgatory -The Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso






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






29. '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.






30. 18th Century authors






31. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






33. 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






34. Written by Emily Bronte - the name of a farmhouse - the all-encompassing and passionate - yet thwarted - love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.






35. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






36. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






38. 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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39. Is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work - although generally - unlike the stanza - each sonnet so connected can also be read as a meaningful separate unit.






40. Modern English authors






41. Written by Christopher Marlowe - story about a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge - allotted twenty-four years of life on Earth - during which time he will have Mephistophilis as his personal servant. Then - he must repay with ti






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






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






44. 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






45. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






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






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






49. Book of poems






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






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