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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






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






3. 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






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






5. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






9. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






10. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






11. 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






12. 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






13. A worn - out idea or overused expression






14. Original and imaginative






15. 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'






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






17. A period in the 1920s when African - American achievements in art and music and literature flourished






18. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






20. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Extreme exaggeration






26. 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






27. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






28. 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'






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






30. 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






31. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. verb that can be used as an adjective






40. 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'






41. 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).






42. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. American poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature - as demonstrated in his book - Leaves of Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writi