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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






3. Original and imaginative






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






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






6. 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






7. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.






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






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






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






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






12. 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).






13. 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






14. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






16. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






17. 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






18. 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.






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






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






21. A sentence that requests or commands






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






23. A following of one thing after another in time






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






25. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






26. 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






27. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






28. 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






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






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






31. A sentence that asks a question






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






40. 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






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






42. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






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






44. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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