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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. 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






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






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






5. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






6. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






8. 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'






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






14. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






16. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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. 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.






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






20. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. A reference to a well - known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






42. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






44. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






50. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses