Lit Crit District Review 2.0

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in closely associated words

A sustained and formal poem setting forth meditations on death or another solemn theme

how's it going??

Quotation that appears on the title page of a book, ex: a motto heading a section of a work is

The belief that everything partakes of a hierarchical system, extending all the way to God, is

Waverly Jong is named after

What characters fell in love with Olivia?

How many wives did Wu Tsing have in total?

Who wrote "The Confessions of Nat Turner", which won the Pul Prize for Fiction in 1968?

NOT designated by Edmund Burke as one of the four master tropes: 

Early 19th century New York group that was based more on geography and chance than organization

Twentieth century author who wrote "Light in August", "The Reivers", "The Sound and the Fury"

The author of Trifles and recipient of the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for Dream for Alison's House is

He wrote the plays: "The Zoo Story", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", and "Three Tall Women".

Mid nineteenth-century British poets whose style is marked by jerkiness and strained emphasis:

Which of these is NOT by Shakespeare?

A short lyric usually dealing with love or a pastoral theme and designed for a musical setting

The instructiveness of a work, giving guidance in moral, ethical, or religious matters:

The musical that is based on James A. Michener's 1948 Pul Prize for Fiction:

When was the American Romantic Period?

Sir Andrew believes he has harmed his wit by

Term that means a manifestation or showing forth that designates an event is suddenly perceived

A novel that emphasizes character rather than exciting episode is a novel of

A novel in which an episodic action dominates and plot and character are subordinate is a novel

The first prodigy after whom June's mother planned to pattern June was

A pause or break in a line of verse, which usually occurs near the middle of a line:

What kind of characters are Chwun Yu and Chwun Hu?

The character who is Sir Toby's friend and is trying to court Olivia is

A word or phrase used in everyday conversation but is inappropriate for formal situations is

A founder of New Criticism and the 1947 Pulitzer Prize recipient for All The King's Men is

The three-line stanza, purportedly devised by Dante, with the rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc ded, etc

A character who changes little if at all is known as a

The metrical pattern with: unstressed followed by stressed, repeated four times per line

What type of novel is the Joy Luck Club?

The character serving as a mysterious look-alike is known as a(n)

Presenting the life story of a rascal of low degree making his way through life relying on wit

A work of fiction, a major concern of which is the nature of fiction itself: 

The often ludicrous effect resulting from the unsuccessful effort to achieve dignity:

NOT a genre that is, in some manner, a commemoration of a death is (the)

What play by Paul Zindel won the Pul Prize for Drama in 1971?

Originally a writing about a saint, now a biography that praises the virtues of its subject:

Playwright who died the night before the first performance of his Pul Prize winning "Rent" :

Which of these was not written by Eugene O'Neill?

The 20th century Irish author of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses and Dubliners

Which of Rose Hsu Jordan's brothers drowns?

The original Joy Luck Club was formed in the Chinese city of

What novel written by Bernard Malamud won the Pul Prize for Fiction in 1967?

The author of "Richard Cory" and recipient of the 1922, 1925 and 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

When was the American Colonial Period?

Who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907?

For what two novels did John Updike win the Pul Prizes for Fiction in both 1982 and 1991?

20th century Chinese-American author of "The Joy Luck Club and "Sagwa, the Chinese-Siamese Cat"

Group of writers born around 1900, reacted against certain tendencies of older writers in 1920s

Author of "A Farewell to Arms", "The Old Man and the Sea", "For Whom the Bell Tolls" :

A statement that although seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be very true:

The period in English Literature (1700-1750) that includes reign of Queen Anne:

American poet who received the 1994 Pul Prize for Poetry for "Neon Vernacular":

A novel dominated by social customs, manners, conventions and habits of a definite social class

A work or manner that blends a censorious attitude with humor for improving humanity

Which daughter has plans to marry a red-header man with freckles?

Any poem about rural people and a setting that adheres to include "shepherds" of some kind

The Chilean poet and recipient of the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature

A name that is significant to a narrative's meaning is called a(n)

Which of these sonnets consists of 3 quatrains followed by a couplet?