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Ted Hughes

An English poet, children’s author, and literary critic whose earthly, sometimes violent poetry revolutionized English verse

Extended Metaphor

metaphor developed beyond a single sentence or paragraph

Samuel Beckett

was born in Ireland but lived most of his life in Paris

Waiting for Godot

What play popularized the philosophy of existentialism?

Existentialism

What philosophy became popular because of Waiting for Godot?

Stevie Smith

Success of her novels led to the successful publication of her poetry

Dramatic Irony

contrasting what a character says and what a reader or audience knows to be true

Black Humor

a form of shock humor derived from treating grotesque, serious, or morbid situations comically

Tragicomedy

the overall tone of the play is gloomy with occasional comedy

Philip Larkens

novels and poems are characterized by themes of isolation and loss.

Seamus Heaney

works tend to be less dark than those of Larkin, Smith, and Hughes

China Achebe

showed both the positive and negatives of Nigeria’s colonial heritage and suggested a path forward in his novel Things Fall Apart

Anita Desai

writes on family relationships and the conflict between Westernized modern values and a traditional Indian worldview

Philip Larkin

An English poet whose work reflected the prevailing sense of despair in postwar Britain

Aubade

a form that dates back to the twelfth century; a lyric poem or song greeting the dawn and often expressing the regret of two lovers parting

Mood

emotion pervading a work

Irony

words used as the opposite of their intended meaning

Style

a mode of writing formed by a combination of elements such as syntax, diction, figurative language, imagery, tone, and voice; Larkin’s tone in this specific work expresses cold disillusionment and a rejection of hope common to postwar works of literature

Apartheid

what profoundly impacted Nadine Gordimer’s works?

Nadine Gordimer

The apartheid impacted who’s works?