Lkm - Literature Prelims 2

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The oldest form of literature, and probably predates the origin of writing itself.

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Poetry

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Rhythm and rhyme can make the text more _____

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memorable

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What is called to the meter commonly employed in children's rhymes (with standard rhyme scheme AABB)?

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iambic tetrameter

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It has no rhyme and no particular meter.

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Free verse

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Has no rhymes, but have a very specific meter: 5 - 7 - 5

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Haiku

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China in Poetry Selection

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The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter

by Ezra Pound (After Li Po)

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America in Poetry Selection

(Romantic Period)

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The Raven

by Edgar Allan Poe

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India in Poetry Selection

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Where the Mind is Without Fear (Gitanjali)

by Rabindranath Tagore

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England in Poetry Selection

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Sonnet 130: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun

by William Shakespeare

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America in Poetry Selection

(Contemporary Period)

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Early Autumn

by Langston Hughes

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The body of written works produced in the English language in the United States.

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American Literature

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This period lasted from about 1830-1870, and it was a time of rapid expansion and growth in the United States that fueled intuition, imagination, and individualism in literature.

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American Romantic Period

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He was a writer and critic famous for his dark, mysterious poems, and stories, including The Raven, The Black Cat, and The Tell-Tale Heart.

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Edgar Allan Poe

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______ literature is arguably one of the oldest and richest literature in the world. Their oldest works include oral transmission of knowledge.

They play an integral and significant contribution to the literature world.

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Indian Literature

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He received the award for his work Gitanjali in 1920.

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Rabindranath Tagore

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One of the main features of their literature consist of the themes they iniitially address, since their text focus on the religious context.

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Indian Literature

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Tagore originally wrote in ______, but later reached a broad audience in the West after recasting his poetry in English.

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Bengali

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Rabindranath Tagore's writing is deeply rooted in _____ and _____ learning traditions.

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Indian and Western

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English literature is the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the _______.

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British Isles

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William Shakespeare byname:

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Bard of Avon

or

Swan of Avon

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His plays were written in the late 16th and early 17th centuries for a small repertory theatre

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William Shakespeare

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An American writer who was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance and made the African American experience the subject of his writings.

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Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes full name

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James Mercer Langston Hughes

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The contemporary period of American literature began in:

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1945

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Most writing in this category features stories that are more character-driven than plot-driven.

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American Contemporary Literature