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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A literary work in which characters - objects - or actions represent abstractions






2. An English writer - poet - philologist - and university professor - best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings - and The Silmarillion






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






4. spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






5. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






9. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






10. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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'






19. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






20. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






24. verb that can be used as an adjective






25. 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






26. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. Two consecutive rhyming lines






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. 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).






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






43. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






47. A following of one thing after another in time






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






49. A word that takes the place of a noun






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