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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






18. A sad or mournful poem






19. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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).






32. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. Extreme exaggeration






40. 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






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






42. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






44. 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






45. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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 in which the subject is the doer of the action






50. verb that can be used as an adjective