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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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'






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






11. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.






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






13. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






14. 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






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






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






17. African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance; wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God






18. 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.






19. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) - author of 'Animal Farm' and '1984'






28. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






31. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






35. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






48. 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






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






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