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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






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






3. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part






4. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






5. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






8. A reference to a well - known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






9. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






10. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






20. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






21. 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'






22. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)






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






24. helping students to achieve independence in reading by first giving support and then gradually taking it away as students are ready to do the tasks on their own






25. 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






26. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






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






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






30. 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






31. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






32. 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






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






34. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






35. A period in the 1920s when African - American achievements in art and music and literature flourished






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






37. A sentence that requests or commands






38. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






39. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






40. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






41. 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






42. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th






43. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)






44. Two consecutive rhyming lines






45. Making students aware of reading strategies and how to use those strategies to learn with text; helping students activate self - knowledge and self - monitoring






46. 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






47. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it






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






49. A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought






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