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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






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






3. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






5. A loose group of British lyric poets of the 17th century - who shared an interest in metaphysical concerns and a common way of investigating them; favored intellect over emotions






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






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






8. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.






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






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






11. general name for a person - place - thing - or idea






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






13. Expresses action or state of being






14. 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






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






16. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






18. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






19. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






33. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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'






40. 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'






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






48. 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






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






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







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