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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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'






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. A phrase beginning with a preposition






14. real events - places - or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story






15. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






18. 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






19. 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'






20. 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






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






22. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A reference to a well - known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






39. Original and imaginative






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






41. 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






42. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






45. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






48. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






49. 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






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