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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Making students aware of reading strategies and how to use those strategies to learn with text; helping students activate self - knowledge and self - monitoring






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






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






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






5. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






8. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






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






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






13. 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'






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. 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






16. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






18. 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






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






20. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






31. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






35. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)






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






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






44. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Using anticipation guides - semantic feature analysis - pretests - and discussions






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