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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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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2. This book is a fictional autobiography of the title character - a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela - encountering Native Americans - captives and mutineers before being rescued.






3. William Yeats wrote...






4. 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






5. 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






6. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






7. Works by Charles Dickens






8. 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






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






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






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






12. '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 -






13. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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14. 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.






15. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






16. Orphan who endures hardships - ends up with pickpocket-ers






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






18. 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.






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






20. 18th Century Irish Satirist






21. 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?'






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. The first tale from Canterbury Tales - this story was written in iambic pentameter - about courtly love and ethical dilemmas - Arcite and Palamon are imprisoned. They both fall for a woman named Emily which causes tension and hate.

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26. 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






27. 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






28. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






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






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






32. Self published books by Robert Browning are entitled as what?






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






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






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






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






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






38. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






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






41. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Jane Austen wrote ...






48. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






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






50. Book of poems