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Praxis II Major Authors And Works

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1. Wrote Sarah Plain and Tall






2. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird; American author






3. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






4. heroic fantasy novel about a small group of British rabbits; Fiver - a young runt rabbit who is a seer - receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction






5. Wrote 1984 - Animal Farm; dark satire on Stalinist totalitarianism






6. Wrote The Canterbury Tales






7. A great warrior - goes to Denmark on a successful mission to kill Grendel; he returns home to Geatland - where he becomes king and slays a dragon before dying; poem; alliterative verse - elegy - small scale heroic epic; author unknown; setting around






8. Wrote The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle






9. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






11. The portrait of a sinful young man ages while the young man depicted in the portrait remains youthful; English Gothic novel






12. Wrote The Call of the Wild - Sea - Wolf - White Fang






13. Wrote The House on Mango Street






14. set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of Stanley Yelnats - an unfortunate - unlucky young man who is sent to Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn't commit






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






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






17. Wrote Walk Two Moons






18. A naive young man (Henry Fleming) matures as a result of fighting in the Civil War






19. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






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






21. Inspired by witch's prophecy - a man murders his way to the throne of Scotland - but his conscience plagues him and his fellow lords rise up against him; themes: unchecked ambition as a corrupting force - relationship between cruelty and masculinity






22. 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






23. Wrote 'She Walks in Beauty' and 'When We Two Parted;' British poet and leading figure in Romanticism






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






25. Wrote Julie of the Wolves






26. Wrote Sonnet 18 - Hamlet - and Macbeth; greatest playwright who ever lived - prolific poet - known for sonnets






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






28. Wrote 'Aurora Leigh -' poet of the Victorian era






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 - Dandelion Wine






33. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






34. Wrote The Aeneid






35. Wrote The Invisible Man - The War of the Worlds - The Time Machine






36. Wrote Hoot






37. Wrote 'Prometheus Unbound -' 'Ode to the West Wind -' and 'To A Skylark'






38. Wrote Island of Blue Dolphins

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39. Wrote The Bell Jar; born during the great depression






40. Wrote Ethan Frome






41. Wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray; Irish playwright - poet - and author of numerous short stories and one novel






42. 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






43. Wrote 'In Reference to her Children;' English - American writer - first notable American poet; first woman to be published in Colonial America






44. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






45. After surviving a poverty - stricken childhood - the death of his mother - a cruel stepfather - and an unfortunate first marriage - a boys finds success as a writer; themes: plight of the weak - importance of equality in marriage - dangers of wealth






46. Wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - editor of 'The North Star -' abolitionist - was self - educated slave






47. Wrote The Giver - Number the Stars






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






49. In a futuristic America - a firefighter (Guy Montag) decides to buck society - stop burning books - and start seeking knowledge; themes: censorship - knowledge vs. ignorance - religion as a knowledge giver






50. Wrote Hatchet