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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






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






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






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






5. A phrase beginning with a preposition






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. A following of one thing after another in time






18. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






22. 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.






23. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible






24. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






26. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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'






36. 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'






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






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






39. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






47. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)






48. A sad or mournful poem






49. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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