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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. Teacher reading aloud - teacher demonstrating appropriate responses to new types of chllenging questions - and reciprocal teaching






9. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






11. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






12. 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.






13. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






20. 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






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






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. 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






24. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






25. American gothic writer known especially for his macabre poems - such as 'The Raven' (1845) - and short stories - including 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839).






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






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






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






29. 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'






30. Extreme exaggeration






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






38. 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






39. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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






42. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A word that takes the place of a noun






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