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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Examples: in - under - near - behind - to - from - over






2. spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






3. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






4. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






5. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible






6. real events - places - or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story






7. comparison not using like or as; a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity






8. African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance; wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God






9. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






10. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






11. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






12. Uses an authority figure to support a position - idea - argument - or course of action






13. A sentence that requests or commands






14. United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); 'The Road Not Taken' 'Fire and Ice' 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'






15. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






16. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






17. A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb






18. Expresses action or state of being






19. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






20. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers - understood by the context.






21. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities






22. When reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning






23. A word that takes the place of a noun






24. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






25. American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil - disobedience when he refused to pay the toll - tax to support him Mexican War; wrote 'Walden'






26. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






27. A sentence that asks a question






28. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.






29. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






30. A verb that tells that something is happening now.






31. A verb tense that disucsses the future in a past tense : ie 'I will have sung'






32. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






33. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






34. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






35. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






36. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






37. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






38. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






39. A kind of humorous verse of five lines - in which the first - second - and fifth lines rhyme with each other - and the third and fourth lines - which are shorter - form a rhymed couplet






40. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird - which won a Pulitzer Prize






41. A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; story told by common people used mainly to entertain






42. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.






43. Two consecutive rhyming lines






44. Welsh Metaphysical poet - orator and Anglican priest; wrote 'Easter Wings'






45. Was an Irish - born British[1] novelist - academic - medievalist - literary critic - essayist - lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is also known for his fiction - especially The Screwtape Letters - The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilo






46. Originated in late 18th century when poets wrote about nature and beauty - They contrasted the beauty of naure to the harsh reality of the world and cities after the Industrial Revolution - William Wordsworth - William Blake - Percy Bysshe Shelly - J






47. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people






48. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)






49. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






50. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities