American poet - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who was Audie Leon Murphy? Audie Leon Murphy was a legend in his own time. A war hero, movie actor, writer of country and western songs, and a poet. His biography reads more like fiction than fact. He lived only 46 years, but made a lasting imprint on american history. Audie was born on a sharecroppers farm in North Texas on June 20th, 1924. As a boy, he chopped cotton for one dollar a day and was noted for his feats of derring-do and his accuracy with a gun. He had only 5 years of schooli...

What happens in the Romance de la perdida de Alhama? (anonymous, 1482) Spanish town bears bad news that the town has fallen to the moors. He condemns everyone for letting the tragedy happen, but a wise arabic man tells the truth that the king did nothing to help the town either. Latin American Boom (What was it? When did it happen? Who were the major writers? What is it also called?) Latin America during 1960s & 1970 1.PUSHING of TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETAL NORMS Major figur...

PRAXIS 5038 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Soliloquy when a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud without regard to the audience Aside spoken directly to the audience by one character for the purpose of giving them knowledge that is not shared with the other character Jane Austen Romantic Fiction, Realism and Social Commentary Ray Bradbury- When, Author? o American 20th century o Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror and Mystery Fiction Stephen Crane o American, Realist, Naturalism, Impress...

American Literature CLEP Final Exam Questions 2024. Metaphysical Poetry - correct answer Uses conceits and uses intellectual and philosophical language. Makes abstract comparisons using conceits. ie. John Donne. Michael Wigglesworth - correct answer Clergyman who wrote "Day of Doom" and "Meat out of the Eater". He wrote lyrical, theological poems. Puritan. Connotation - correct answer the feelings or emotions surrounding a word. (ie. home = pleasant haven) motif - correct answer Ph...

Upton Sinclair - ️️American novelist, journalist and essayist; "The Jungle" - attacked and exposed abuses in the Chicago meat packing industry - instrumental in forcing the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act; "King Coal", "Boston"; A "muckracker" Muckracker - ️️A socially minded band of writers who decried and attacked perceived immoral conduct in business and government Johan Strindberg - ️️Swedish novelist, playwright, essayist and short-fiction writer; "The Red R...

Comprehensive Quiz Bowl Qualifying Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed What 20th century British Prime Minister coined the phrase "Iron Curtain?" Churchill What is the SI unit of Resistance? Ohm What American author wrote the novel "Moby Dick?" Melville What group won victories during the American Revolution at Bennington and Fort Ticonderoga under the leadership of Ethan Allen? Green Montain Boys Solve the following equation for x: 3x+15=7x-5 x=5 What American a...

Maya Angelou (early 1900s) CORRECT ANSWER I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African-American autobiographer and poet Jane Austen (1770s-1800s) CORRECT ANSWER Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma. Social Satires of feminism Ray Bradbury (mid 1900s) CORRECT ANSWER Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles,. Science fiction short stories. McCarthyism Willa Cather () CORRECT ANSWER Death comes for the archbishop, O! Pioneers, My Antonia Stephen Crane CORRECT ANSWER The Red Badge ...

Praxis 5038 Authors and their Major Works (2023/2024) Already Graded A Maya Angelou (early 1900s) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African-American autobiographer and poet Jane Austen (1770s-1800s) Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma. Social Satires of feminism Ray Bradbury (mid 1900s) Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles,. Science fiction short stories. McCarthyism Willa Cather () Death comes for the archbishop, O! Pioneers, My Antonia Stephen Crane The Red Badge of Courage ...

What are the characteristics of Modernism ()? There are 10. - ANSWER-1. Loneliness 2. Sensuality 3. Defense of Indigenism 4. Harmony 5. Exoticism 6. Fine Materials 7. Mythological 8. Sayings/Gallicism 9. Aristocratic 10. Change of meter Who was the most important modernist? Where was he from? - ANSWER-Ruben Dario Nicaragua This type of writing Gained popularity in mid-13th Century w/ Alfonso X - ANSWER-Spanish Prose The last great poet of middle ages. Wrote Coplas a la muerte ...

English (002) MTTC Questions and Answers 2023 Upton Sinclair American novelist, journalist and essayist; "The Jungle" - attacked and exposed abuses in the Chicago meat packing industry - instrumental in forcing the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act; "King Coal", "Boston"; A "muckracker" Muckracker A socially minded band of writers who decried and attacked perceived immoral conduct in business and government Johan Strindberg Swedish novelist, playwright, essayist and...