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Praxis II Authors/Works a

Author/Work

Question:

What is Dante's Inferno an allegory to ?

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Medieval/Renaissance Christian

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He was a medieval poet/wrote long narrative poems/Canterbury Tales/about a cross section of society/varied group of Pilgrims.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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Arthor of The Bluest Eye

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Toni Morrison

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Arthoor of Beloved

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Toni Morrison

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Who was an American writer in the early 19th century? His historical romances of frontier and Indian life created a unique form of American Literature. He is most famous for The Last of the Mohicans, a Romantic novel.

Answer:

Arthor James Penimore Cooper

Author/Work

Question:

What is "The Love Song," and who is it by?

Answer:

6-line Epigraph by J. Alfred Prufrock

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Name some poets closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance time period.

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Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, Langston Hughs

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Arthor of Things Fall Apart

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Chinua Achebe

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Arthor of Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Zora Neale Hurston

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An American arthor best known for Moby Dick. He became famous after his death. The Library of Congress honored him.

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Herman Melville

Author/Work

Question:

Lived in England from 1564-1616/154 surviving sonnets/38 plays

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Shakespeare

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The era of the Harlem Renaissance.

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1920's

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Arthor of The Color Purple

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Alice Walker

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What is the syllable structure of a Haiku?

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5-7-5

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This arthor was born to Polish parent's. He had a sea faring career in the French and British Merchant Marines. He wrote about what he new, combining his experiences in remote places with an interest in moral conflict and the dark side of human nature. (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness and the Secret Angel)

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Joseph Conrad

Author/Work

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Lived in Mississippi from 1897-1962. Author of Southern lit. in America/writing based on his experiences in early 20th century.

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Faulkner

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Name the anthem by Ayn Rand that focuses primarily on the concept of what?

Answer:

Individualism vs Collectivism

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Arthor of The Joy Luck Club

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Amy Tan

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Both "Hawkeye" and "Leather Stocking" were nicknames of Natty Bumppo, the pioneer hero of five novels by who?

Answer:

James Finemore Cooper 1789-1851

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William Wordsworth is most noted for which literary movement?

Answer:

Romanticism

Author/Work

Question:

"Father of English Lit."

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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Arthor of Lord of the Flies

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William Golding

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Arthor of the Woman Warrior

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Maxine Hong Kingston

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This arthor's use of allegory and symbolism makes himone of the most studies arthors. Best known for The Scarlet Letter 1850 and The House of Seven Gables 1851.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Name the arthor and his essay helped make this religious and philosophical movement in the eastern U.S. as a protest against the gereral state of spirituality. (Unitarian Church)

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Praxis II Authors/Works a

Author/Work

What is Dante's Inferno an allegory to ?

Medieval/Renaissance Christian

He was a medieval poet/wrote long narrative poems/Canterbury Tales/about a cross section of society/varied group of Pilgrims.

Geoffrey Chaucer

Arthor of The Bluest Eye

Toni Morrison

Arthoor of Beloved

Toni Morrison

Who was an American writer in the early 19th century? His historical romances of frontier and Indian life created a unique form of American Literature. He is most famous for The Last of the Mohicans, a Romantic novel.

Arthor James Penimore Cooper

Author/Work

What is "The Love Song," and who is it by?

6-line Epigraph by J. Alfred Prufrock

Name some poets closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance time period.

Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, Langston Hughs

Arthor of Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

Arthor of Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

An American arthor best known for Moby Dick. He became famous after his death. The Library of Congress honored him.

Herman Melville

Author/Work

Lived in England from 1564-1616/154 surviving sonnets/38 plays

Shakespeare

The era of the Harlem Renaissance.

1920's

Arthor of The Color Purple

Alice Walker

What is the syllable structure of a Haiku?

5-7-5

Joseph Conrad

Author/Work

Lived in Mississippi from 1897-1962. Author of Southern lit. in America/writing based on his experiences in early 20th century.

Faulkner

Name the anthem by Ayn Rand that focuses primarily on the concept of what?

Individualism vs Collectivism

Arthor of The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

Both "Hawkeye" and "Leather Stocking" were nicknames of Natty Bumppo, the pioneer hero of five novels by who?

James Finemore Cooper 1789-1851

William Wordsworth is most noted for which literary movement?

Romanticism

Author/Work

"Father of English Lit."

Geoffrey Chaucer

Arthor of Lord of the Flies

William Golding

Arthor of the Woman Warrior

Maxine Hong Kingston

This arthor's use of allegory and symbolism makes himone of the most studies arthors. Best known for The Scarlet Letter 1850 and The House of Seven Gables 1851.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Name the arthor and his essay helped make this religious and philosophical movement in the eastern U.S. as a protest against the gereral state of spirituality. (Unitarian Church)

Ralph Waldo Emerson