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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Original and imaginative






2. Extreme exaggeration






3. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






10. 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'






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Welsh Metaphysical poet - orator and Anglican priest; wrote 'Easter Wings'






18. 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'






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






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






21. A following of one thing after another in time






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






23. 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






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






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






26. A period in the 1920s when African - American achievements in art and music and literature flourished






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






28. If the subject is plural the verb has to plural also and vis - versa






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. A sad or mournful poem






49. 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






50. Tell how things are alike and different