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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






2. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






3. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.






4. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






6. Was an English poet and playwright - widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre - eminent dramatist; major works include 'Romeo and Juliet' 'Othello' 'Macbeth' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'






7. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)






8. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






9. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631); wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'






10. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






11. An English writer - poet - philologist - and university professor - best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings - and The Silmarillion






12. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






13. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






14. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






18. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






19. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






20. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause






21. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






22. A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole






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






24. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






25. American writer whose experiences at sea provided the factual basis of Moby - Dick (1851) - considered among the greatest American novels






26. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






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






28. general name for a person - place - thing - or idea






29. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






31. Using anticipation guides - semantic feature analysis - pretests - and discussions






32. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses






33. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)






34. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance - as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissa






35. If the subject is plural the verb has to plural also and vis - versa






36. Modernism -- The Great Gatsby; Winter Dreams; wrote during the jazz age






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






38. verb that can be used as an adjective






39. A verb that tells that something has already happened. Many are formed by adding - ed.






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






41. 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






42. The use of one thing to stand for or represent another






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






44. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






45. 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






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






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






48. Extreme exaggeration






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






50. 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