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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






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






16. 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'






17. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






18. Expresses action or state of being






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






20. A verb that tells that something is happening now.






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






22. 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






23. 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'






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






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






26. A sentence that requests or commands






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






28. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






29. helping students to achieve independence in reading by first giving support and then gradually taking it away as students are ready to do the tasks on their own






30. A worn - out idea or overused expression






31. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A sentence that asks a question






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






43. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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