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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






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






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






4. 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).






5. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






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






34. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun






35. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






36. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






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






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






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






40. Expresses action or state of being






41. A word that takes the place of a noun






42. Tell how things are alike and different






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






44. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






48. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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