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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote My Antonia; prolific during the 1920s - reputation as one of the most important post - Civil War American authors






2. A pampered dog (Buck) adjusts to the harsh realities of life in the North as he struggles with his recovered wild instincts and finds a master (John Thorton) who treats him right; novel - adventure story - setting late 1890s






3. Epic/novel poem written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number - the number of the prophetic books of Sibyl)






4. Maintains the bird metaphor throughout the poem's ninety - six lines - describing the various 'flights' of five of her children and her concerns about those remaining in the nest

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5. Wrote The Voice on the Radio






6. Wrote 'Self - Reliance;' Transcendentalist poet - essayist - speaker






7. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






8. Wrote Because of Winn - Dixie






9. Wrote 'We Are Seven -' 'The Prelude -' and 'The World is Too Much With Us;' English Romantic poet; joint publication of 'Lyrical Ballads' with Samuel Taylor Coleridge; motifs: wanders vs wandering - memory - vision/sight - light - leech gatherer; bel






10. Wrote 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -' 'The Waste Land' and 'The Hollow Men;' British WWI poet - playwright - and literary critic






11. Wrote Beloved - The Bluest Eye - and Song of Soloman; female - African - American writer - won Pulitzer Prize in 1988






12. Wrote Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story






13. Wrote Emma; Pride and Prejudice; Persuasion; Mansfield Park - et al.






14. A group of animals mount a successful rebellion against the farmer who rules them - but their dreams of equality for all are ruined when one pig seizes power; novella - dystopian animal fable






15. After two marriages to oppressive men - a woman (Janie Crawford) finds temporary happiness with a husband twelve years her junior; themes: the illusion of power - non - necessity of relationships - folkloric quality of religion






16. Wrote Wuthering Heights






17. Wrote Shiloh






18. Wrote Maniac Magee






19. A young woman (Esther Greenwood) whose talent and intelligence have brought her close to achieving her dreams must overcome suicidal tendencies






20. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






21. Wrote Crime and Punishment; Russian writer - essayist - philosopher






22. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






23. After having an affair with a handsome military man - a woman kills herself; russion - 1970s - psychological novel






24. Wrote A Farewell to Arms - The Old Man and the Sea - and The Sun Also Rises; American writer and journalist; veteran of WWI - belongs to literary movement called 'The Lost Generation'






25. Wrote Lord of the Flies - To the Ends of the Earth; British novelist - poet






26. Wrote David Copperfield - Great Expectations; English novelist during Victorian era






27. Wrote Crispin - Nothing But The Truth






28. Gothic novel; a scientist creates a monster - and then abandons it in horror - a decision that leads to disaster and the deaths of nearly everyone he loves






29. Wrote The Pigman






30. Wrote Out of the Dust






31. Wrote Mrs. Dalloway - Night and Day - The Voyage Out - and Jacob's Room; English novelist and essayist; one of the foremost modernist literary figures of 20th century






32. Wrote Alice In Wonderland






33. Wrote 'The Road Not Taken;' American poet; highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech; won Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry four times






34. 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate;' Shakespearean couplet with ABAB CDCE EFEF GG rhyme scheme






35. Wrote 'Civil Disobedience;' American author - poet - naturalist - tax resister - development critic - surveyor - historian - philosopher - and leading transcendentalist






36. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






37. Wrote A Bridge to Terabithia






38. Wrote The Great Gatsby






39. Wrote The Story of My Life and The Frost King; American author - political activist - lecturer; first deafblind person to earn BA






40. A group of English boys (Jack - Piggy - Ralph - Roger - Sam - Eric - and Simon) - marooned on an island - rapidly turn lawless and bloodthirsty






41. Wrote The Fall of the House of Usher - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - and The Raven; wrote poems: 'To Science -' 'The City and the Sea -' and 'Silence;' American writer - poet - editor and literary critic; part of American Romantic Movement






42. A self - made man (Gatsby) woos and loses a married aristocratic woman (Daisy) he loves






43. Wrote The Weary Blues - The Ways of White Folks - and Not Without Laughter; American poet - novelist - playwright - short story writer - and columnist; early innovator for literary art known as jazz poetry; best known for work during Harlem Renaissan






44. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






45. Wrote The Lion - the Witch - and the Wardrobe






46. Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer






47. The protagonist of the story is a boy named Sandy whose family must deal with a variety of struggles imposed upon them due to their race and class in society in addition to relating to one another






48. A group of poor kids (greasers) hold their own against a group of rich kids (socials aka socs) - losing two of their own in the process; protagonist: Ponyboy Curtis; bildungsroman; setting 1960s






49. Wrote Ethan Frome






50. Bildungsroman; after being expelled from a prep school - a 16- year - old boy (Holden Caulfield) goes to NYC - where he reflects on the phoniness of adults and heads towards a nervous breakdown







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