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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance - as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissa






5. 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.






6. A following of one thing after another in time






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






8. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






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






14. The use of one thing to stand for or represent another






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






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






17. 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).






18. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






19. A word that takes the place of a noun






20. 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'






21. Extreme exaggeration






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






28. 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






29. 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'






30. 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.






31. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)






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






33. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






34. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. A sentence that requests or commands






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






46. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






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






48. Original and imaginative






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






50. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words