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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






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






5. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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'






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






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






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






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






16. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause






17. 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'






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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'






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






25. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631); wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'






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






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






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






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. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






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






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






33. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






45. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






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






47. Modernism -- The Great Gatsby; Winter Dreams; wrote during the jazz age






48. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






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






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