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Praxis 2 English Literature
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praxis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action
science fiction
chronological sequence
active verb
pie chart
2. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
extended metaphor
dependent clause
synecdoche
Anne Frank
3. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective
metonymy
Simile
Participle
John Keats
4. names a particular person - place - thing or idea
homophone
proper noun
Herman Melville
limerick
5. 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.
historical fiction
Participle
haiku
John Keats
6. 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).
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan Poe
short story
Characterization
7. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.
apostrophe
science fiction
allegory
Allusion
8. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)
couplet
compare and contrast
chronological sequence
Amy Tan
9. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
Allusion
George Orwell
extended metaphor
British Romantics
10. Original and imaginative
creative
Herman Melville
imperative sentence
expository
11. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer
Mark Twain
voice
William Shakespeare
George Orwell
12. A word that takes the place of a noun
passive verb
pronoun
myth
Modeling
13. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
myth
complex sentence
Analogy
adjective
14. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers - understood by the context.
compound complex sentence
voice
Antecedent
fable
15. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.
Activating Prior Knowledge
George Orwell
fairy tale
Antecedent
16. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
style
John Donne
passive verb
Simile
17. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time
homophone
adjective
line graph
Dialect
18. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
dependent clause
expository
George Orwell
fairy tale
19. Expresses action or state of being
Henry David Thoreau
verb
participial
science fiction
20. verb that can be used as an adjective
dependent clause
participial
present perfect verb
Amy Tan
21. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)
appositive
point of view
Willa Cather
collective noun
22. Tell how things are alike and different
F. Scott Fitzgerald
fairy tale
Percy Bysshe Shelley
compare and contrast
23. Welsh Metaphysical poet - orator and Anglican priest; wrote 'Easter Wings'
novel
George Herbert
noun
chronological sequence
24. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb
passive verb
adjective
compound sentence
Ray Bradbury
25. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
Walt Whitman
Diction
historical fiction
symbol
26. 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
independent clause
Andrew Marvell
symbolism
Emily Dickinson
27. A word that joins two phrases or sentences
Jane Austen
Mary Shelley
conjunction
declarative sentence
28. A following of one thing after another in time
J. D. Salinger
chronological sequence
legend
simple sentence
29. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation
Walt Whitman
Questioning
Ray Bradbury
science fiction
30. A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought
sentence fragment
Anne Frank
sonnet
adjective
31. Teacher reading aloud - teacher demonstrating appropriate responses to new types of chllenging questions - and reciprocal teaching
novel
compound sentence
Modeling
point of view
32. A phrase beginning with a preposition
prepositional phrase
Amy Tan
preposition
collective noun
33. A sentence that asks a question
harlem renaissance
interrogative sentence
past perfect verb
George Herbert
34. Making students aware of reading strategies and how to use those strategies to learn with text; helping students activate self - knowledge and self - monitoring
noun
Ray Bradbury
Building Metacognition
declarative sentence
35. Modernism -- The Great Gatsby; Winter Dreams; wrote during the jazz age
Analogy
folk tale
William Shakespeare
F. Scott Fitzgerald
36. 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'
William Shakespeare
John Donne
apostrophe
Diction
37. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another
William Shakespeare
science fiction
cause and effect
historical fiction
38. A sad or mournful poem
simple sentence
Analogy
elegy
passive verb
39. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
free verse
sentence fragment
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Allusion
40. A writer's or speaker's choice of words
point of view
allegory
Anne Frank
Diction
41. When reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning
pronoun
Irony
collective noun
Mary Shelley
42. 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'
simple sentence
Diction
Robert Frost
noun
43. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
adverb
Allusion
Scaffolding
tone
44. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.
homophone
Ray Bradbury
future perfect verb
adverb
45. 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
simple sentence
Walt Whitman
setting
haiku
46. 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
appeal to authority
J.R.R. Tolkein
sonnet
Epic
47. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses
Irony
J.R.R. Tolkein
compound complex sentence
infinitive
48. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities
paradox
allegory
dependent clause
Edgar Allan Poe
49. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words
prepositional phrase
short story
Allusion
Harper Lee
50. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
Henry David Thoreau
Scaffolding
Edgar Allan Poe
mystery