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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






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






3. 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'






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






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






6. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






9. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






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






14. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






19. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






20. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






22. 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'






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






31. 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).






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






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






38. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






42. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631); wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'






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






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






45. 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






46. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






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






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






49. 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'






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