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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






9. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






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






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






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






19. 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






20. A phrase beginning with a preposition






21. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






35. 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).






36. 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






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






38. real events - places - or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story






39. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Expresses action or state of being






45. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun






46. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






49. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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