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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. 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'






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






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






7. A following of one thing after another in time






8. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






9. Tell how things are alike and different






10. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






15. Expresses action or state of being






16. A genre - elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science - fiction stories are set in the future






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






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






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






20. 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






21. A sentence that asks a question






22. Two consecutive rhyming lines






23. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Original and imaginative






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






50. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea







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