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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






11. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






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






13. A sad or mournful poem






14. A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb






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






16. 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






17. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Was an English poet and playwright - widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre - eminent dramatist; major works include 'Romeo and Juliet' 'Othello' 'Macbeth' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'






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






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






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






27. 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'






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






29. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






33. 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.






34. verb that can be used as an adjective






35. A sentence that asks a question






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






37. An English writer - poet - philologist - and university professor - best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings - and The Silmarillion






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






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






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






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






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






43. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






47. Extreme exaggeration






48. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






49. 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






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