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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






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






3. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






4. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb






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






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






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






8. 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






9. A major form of Japanese verse - written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5 - 7 - and 5 syllables - and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons - often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.






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






11. 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






12. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






14. Extreme exaggeration






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






16. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






17. 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






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






19. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






20. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun






21. A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's - in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature - and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter - intuiti






22. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






23. Imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) - author of 'Animal Farm' and '1984'






24. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






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






26. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






27. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






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






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






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






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






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






33. verb that can be used as an adjective






34. American poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature - as demonstrated in his book - Leaves of Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writi






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






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






37. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






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






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






43. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






47. 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






48. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






49. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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