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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






3. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






6. African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance; wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God






7. American writer whose experiences at sea provided the factual basis of Moby - Dick (1851) - considered among the greatest American novels






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






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






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






11. Expresses action or state of being






12. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






16. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






17. 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






18. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






19. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






25. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)






26. 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'






27. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






28. 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'






29. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






31. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






32. 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






33. A sentence that asks a question






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






35. Extreme exaggeration






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






37. 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'






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible






44. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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