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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






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






3. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






5. 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






6. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






9. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






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






13. United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); 'The Road Not Taken' 'Fire and Ice' 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'






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






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






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






17. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A loose group of British lyric poets of the 17th century - who shared an interest in metaphysical concerns and a common way of investigating them; favored intellect over emotions






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






27. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






28. 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






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






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






31. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






32. 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.






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






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






35. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. A verb tense that disucsses the future in a past tense : ie 'I will have sung'






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






50. American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil - disobedience when he refused to pay the toll - tax to support him Mexican War; wrote 'Walden'







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