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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






17. 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'






18. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






22. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)






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






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






25. A sad or mournful poem






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






27. 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).






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






29. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






31. 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'






32. A phrase beginning with a preposition






33. 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






34. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






35. 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'






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






37. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. A word that takes the place of a noun






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. A following of one thing after another in time






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






49. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






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