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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. 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






3. 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






4. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






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






9. 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'






10. 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






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






12. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






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






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






22. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






23. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






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






25. 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






26. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






27. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






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






29. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






30. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






33. 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






34. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction






35. Original and imaginative






36. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






44. A worn - out idea or overused expression






45. A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought






46. 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






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






48. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






50. Tell how things are alike and different