American poet Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

US History 1 CLEP (2022/2023) Rated A+ The Line of Demarcation The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise of 1820 This maintaine...

English (002) MTTC questions and answers latest 2023Upton 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, essayis...

Upton Sinclair - Answer 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 - Answer A socially minded band of writers who decried and attacked perceived immoral conduct in business and government Johan Strindberg - Answer Swedish novelist, playwright, essayist and short-fiction writer; "The Red...

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...

Upton Sinclair - Answer 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 - Answer A socially minded band of writers who decried and attacked perceived immoral conduct in business and government Johan Strindberg - Answer Swedish novelist, playwright, essayist and short-fiction writer; "The Red...

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 ...

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...

American Literature CLEPMetaphysical 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 Phase, image, action, that unif...

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...