Final Exam

Question 1

What are the 4 characteristics of Romantic Literature

Answer 1

Individualism, Imagination, Nature, and the Distant nature of the works

Question 2

What are characteristics of Transcendental Literature

Answer 2

communication of divine ideas through nature, God as the Oversoul, and man being naturally good

Question 3

What are some characteristics of Realistic Literature

Answer 3

scientific objectivity, cool impersonality, lots of observable facts, anti-hero (subnormal character), use of prose

Question 4

What are some characteristics of Regionalism

Answer 4

located in a specific region of the country with details about dialect, landscape and customs. It also demonstrates universal and representative qualities, and communicates a theme

Question 5

What are some characteristics of Local Color

Answer 5

like Regionalism but less serious and more romantic and nostalgic qualities. Often they are written for the purpose of exploiting a specific area or region.

Question 6

What are some of the Characteristics of Naturalism

Answer 6

Cosmic Chill (universe being indifferent or hostile towards man), Man as an Animal (man described in animalistic terms), and Trap of Social Circumstances (your destiny is determined by your heritage and your surroundings)

Question 7

What are some characteristics of Modern Literature

Answer 7

blurring of the lines between genres, impressionism, very subjective in point of view and moral problems, rejection of elaborate formal aesthetics

Question 8

Ezra Pound

Answer 8

he pretended to be insane because he was tried for treason when he made some anti-american remarks.

Question 9

What did Ezra Pound Write

Answer 9

“In the Station at the Metro”

Question 10

Hilda Doolittle

Answer 10

associated with the “avante garde” imagest poets. she was friends with Sigmund Freud and was a bi-sexual

Question 11

What did Hilda Doolittle Write

Answer 11

“Heat”

Question 12

William Carlos Williams

Answer 12

he was a well renouned physician as well as modernist writer

Question 13

What did Carlos Williams write

Answer 13

“Red Wheelbarrow”

Question 14

E A Robinson

Answer 14

he was conceived by accident and was not very well loved. He was friends with Teddy Roosavelts son in school, he won 3 pulitzer prizes, and painful isolation is a recurring theme in his works

Question 15

What did E A Robinson Write

Answer 15

“Richard Cory”, “Miniver Cheevy”, “Mr Flood’s Party”

Question 16

Robert Frost

Answer 16

He is one of America’s most popular poets. His works contain multiple contradictions yet they are universal in theme. He won 4 Pulitzer Prizes but never the Nobel Peace Prize. He was asked to speak at JFK’s inauguration

Question 17

What did Robert Frost Write

Answer 17

“The Road not Taken” “Birches” “Death of a Hired Man”

Question 18

T S Elliot

Answer 18

He is considered the “Voice of Christianity” in the 20th century. He dedicated “The Wastland” to Ezra Pound who helped him condense the work down greatly.

Question 19

what did T S Elliot Write

Answer 19

“The Wasteland”

Question 20

E E Cummings

Answer 20

he served with the red cross in France and was falsely accused of Treason in WWI. He was a Poet, Novelist, and a Playright. He studied with Picasso and Pound

Question 21

What did E E Cummings Write

Answer 21

“In Just” “anyone lived in a pretty how town”

Question 22

What are some Characteristics of Postmodern Literature

Answer 22

It celebrates the meaninglessness of life.

Question 23

Allen Ginsberg

Answer 23

He was leader of the “Beat Generation” and was catapulted to fame because of the Obscenity in his works

Question 24

What did Allen Ginsberg Write

Answer 24

“Howl”

Question 25

Tennessee Williams

Answer 25

a wellknown playwrite whose stories mirrored his own life

Question 26

What did Tennessee Williams Write

Answer 26

“The Glass Menagerie”

Question 27

Frances Scott Key Fitzgerald

Answer 27

His grades suffered in school because of his writing hobby. He became quite wealthy from his writings but spent it all on extravagant living. He was the first to describe the 20’s as the “Jazz Age”.

Question 28

What did Frances Scott Key Fitzgerald Write

Answer 28

“Winter Dreams”

Question 29

John Cheever

Answer 29

Won the National Book Award and a Pulitzer. Known for his suburban settings and middle class characters. Also known for his Psychological Realism

Question 30

What did John Cheever Write

Answer 30

“The Swimmer”

Question 31

John Updike

Answer 31

Most Prolific writer of modern literature. He was a Catholic but aligns himself with the Protestant faith. The men in his stories are unstable

Question 32

What did John Updike Write

Answer 32

“Separating”

Question 33

Flannery O’Conner

Answer 33

From Savanah Georgia. She lived with her mother until she died of Lupus

Question 34

What did Flannery O’Conner Write

Answer 34

“Good Country People”

Question 35

Alice Walker

Answer 35

First African American Woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Her Prevalent theme is struggling black women finding self realization in a hostile environment. she was part of the civil rights movement. she was shot in the eye with a beebee gun accidentally as a child.

Question 36

What did Alice Walker Write

Answer 36

“Everyday Use”