American Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam 2026 – All-in-One Study Guide for Exam Success

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Who wrote the famous poem "Captains Courageous"?

E.E. Cummings

Mark Twain

Option A - E.E. Cummings did not write the poem "Captains Courageous". He was an American poet, painter, author, and playwright best known for his avant-garde style.

Option C - Robert Frost was an American poet who is known for his depictions of rural life. However, he did not write the poem "Captains Courageous".

Option D - Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist, renowned for his monumental and influential poetry collection "Leaves of Grass". But he did not write "Captains Courageous".

The correct answer is B, Mark Twain. He was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer, known for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court."

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