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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






12. 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.






13. 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






14. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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'






21. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






24. A following of one thing after another in time






25. 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).






26. 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'






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






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






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






30. helping students to achieve independence in reading by first giving support and then gradually taking it away as students are ready to do the tasks on their own






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






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






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






48. Tell how things are alike and different






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






50. 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