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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun






2. Tell how things are alike and different






3. A sad or mournful poem






4. A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb; the uninflected form of the verb






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






19. 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'






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






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






22. Expresses action or state of being






23. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






24. 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






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






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






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






28. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






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






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






31. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction






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






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






34. 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






35. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






37. 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'






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






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






40. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






41. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






45. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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