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CLEP World Literature

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1. The Comedians was written by who






2. 17th century authors






3. The Lady of the Lake - an Arthurian Legend was written by...






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






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






6. Works by Charles Dickens






7. Modern English authors






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






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






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






11. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






12. 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






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






14. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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






22. Major italian poet - known as the 'Supreme Poet' - 'Father of the Italian Language' - Wrote Divine Comedy - a masterpiece of the world and very well known






23. Works by Jonathon Swift

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24. 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.






25. Story written by Ben Johnson - there is an outbreak of the plague - and Lovewit leaves for the country - leaving a butler in charge of his house - -crazy things happen in the house - and the depravity of man and greed are shown by their actions when






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






27. Leads readers from the first story into the smaller one within it - employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed - at least in part - for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of






28. Two famous magicians in Tragical History of Dr. Faustus






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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?'






34. 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)






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






36. 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






37. 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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38. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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






40. A poem






41. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






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






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






45. Kubla Khan The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Christabel.is associated with what?






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






47. Written by John Milton - epic poem in blank verse - separated into 12 books - the story of the Fall of Man - contains two arcs: One of Satan (Lucifer) and another of Adam and Eve - about how Satan volunteers himself to poison the newly created Earth






48. 19th Century authors






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






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