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CLEP World Literature

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






2. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






3. 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






4. The Faerie Queene - an allegorical work - written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I - an epic - incomplete poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the?






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






6. The 'shrew' of the title






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






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






9. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






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






11. 'April is the cruellest month' (its first line); 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'; and (its last line) the mantra in the Sanskrit language 'Shantih shantih shantih.'






12. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. '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.






18. 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






19. 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.






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






21. A poem






22. 19th Century authors






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. 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.


28. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?


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






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






31. Book of poems






32. Jane Austen wrote ...






33. 18th Century Irish Satirist






34. 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






35. William Yeats wrote...






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






37. What form is Faerie Queen written in?


38. The Comedians was written by who






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Mary Shelley was his second wife






44. Works by Charles Dickens






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






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






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






48. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






49. 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?


50. Falls into a stream after going crazy