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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.






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






3. A sentence expressing strong feeling - usually punctuated with an exclamation mark






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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'






10. 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






11. Original and imaginative






12. 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






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






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






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






16. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






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






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






22. A sentence that asks a question






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






24. A sad or mournful poem






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






37. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people






38. 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






39. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






41. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






42. 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






43. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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