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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A literary work in which characters - objects - or actions represent abstractions






2. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






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






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






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






6. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






8. 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






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






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






11. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






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






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






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






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






16. A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. A phrase beginning with a preposition






22. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






23. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






24. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






27. 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'






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. A word that takes the place of a noun






32. 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






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






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






35. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






38. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






39. 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






40. 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'






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






42. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






43. Extreme exaggeration






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






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