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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Two consecutive rhyming lines






18. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






19. 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






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






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






22. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)






23. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Original and imaginative






33. 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






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






35. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. 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






46. Extreme exaggeration






47. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






50. 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