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






3. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






4. 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).






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






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






7. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






8. 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.






9. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






10. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






13. Was an Irish - born British[1] novelist - academic - medievalist - literary critic - essayist - lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is also known for his fiction - especially The Screwtape Letters - The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilo






14. A sentence that asks a question






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole






42. American poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature - as demonstrated in his book - Leaves of Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writi






43. 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






44. 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'






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






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






47. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind






48. Expresses action or state of being






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






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