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






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






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






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






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






7. Modern English authors






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






9. 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






10. 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.






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






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






14. Falls into a stream after going crazy






15. 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






16. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






17. 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






18. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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19. '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 -






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






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






22. Yeats' concerns with confronting his old age come to the fore with this work






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






24. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






30. 18th Century authors






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






32. 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?'






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






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






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






36. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Hamlet thinks ________ is Claudius and kills him through the curtain






42. Christian allegory - main character's name is CHRISTIAN - about his journey from his hometown 'city of Destruction' to the 'celestial City' (Heaven)

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






44. 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






45. 19th Century authors






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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