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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






2. 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






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






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






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






6. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






10. American gothic writer known especially for his macabre poems - such as 'The Raven' (1845) - and short stories - including 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839).






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






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






13. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






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






18. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






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






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






21. Teacher reading aloud - teacher demonstrating appropriate responses to new types of chllenging questions - and reciprocal teaching






22. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






23. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






24. A sentence expressing strong feeling - usually punctuated with an exclamation mark






25. One of the British Romantics expelled from school for advocating atheism and set out to reform the world. Prometheus Unbound (1820) was a portrait of the revolt of human beings against the laws and customs that oppressed them.






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






37. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






40. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






41. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






43. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






44. American transcendentalist who was against slavery and stressed self - reliance - optimism - self - improvement - self - confidence - and freedom. He was a prime example of a transcendentalist and helped further the movement; Wrote 'Self - Reliance'






45. A literary work in which characters - objects - or actions represent abstractions






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






48. A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence






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






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