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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






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






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






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






5. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






6. Extreme exaggeration






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






8. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






9. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






10. A phrase beginning with a preposition






11. American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil - disobedience when he refused to pay the toll - tax to support him Mexican War; wrote 'Walden'






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






13. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






15. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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).






25. A sentence that asks a question






26. 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






27. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






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






29. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






31. Tell how things are alike and different






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






33. A sad or mournful poem






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






35. 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






36. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






37. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance - as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissa






38. 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






39. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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






42. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






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






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






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






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






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






48. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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