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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






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






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






4. Two consecutive rhyming lines






5. 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






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






7. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






8. 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.






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






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






11. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses






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






13. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






14. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






15. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






16. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






26. 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






27. Extreme exaggeration






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






29. 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






30. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






31. 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






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






33. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






35. 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






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






37. 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'






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






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






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






41. 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'






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






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






44. 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






45. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






47. 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'






48. 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






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






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