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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






2. 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






3. Two consecutive rhyming lines






4. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






27. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






28. A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; story told by common people used mainly to entertain






29. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






32. A phrase beginning with a preposition






33. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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






38. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






39. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






41. 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






42. 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'






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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