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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






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






3. 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'






4. 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






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






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






7. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






17. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it






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






19. A following of one thing after another in time






20. Original and imaginative






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






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






23. 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).






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






25. Extreme exaggeration






26. Expresses action or state of being






27. 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.






28. A period in the 1920s when African - American achievements in art and music and literature flourished






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






33. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






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






38. 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'






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






40. 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






41. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






43. A sentence that requests or commands






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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