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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun






2. A sentence that requests or commands






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






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






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






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






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






11. A sentence that asks a question






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






13. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






15. 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






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






17. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)






18. If the subject is plural the verb has to plural also and vis - versa






19. 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






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






21. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






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






23. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






24. Extreme exaggeration






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






26. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






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






28. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






30. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






34. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






37. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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






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






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






45. Tell how things are alike and different






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






47. 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






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






49. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






50. 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