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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






2. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






5. 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






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






7. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






8. Uses an authority figure to support a position - idea - argument - or course of action






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)






14. 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'






15. A word that takes the place of a noun






16. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






24. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






26. verb that can be used as an adjective






27. A sad or mournful poem






28. Original and imaginative






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






30. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






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






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






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






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






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






36. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






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






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






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






40. A verb that tells that something has already happened. Many are formed by adding - ed.






41. A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; story told by common people used mainly to entertain






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






43. A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole






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






45. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






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






50. Wrote 'On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer -' 'To Autumn -' and 'Bright Star - Would I Were Stedfast As Thou Art;' English poet in Romantic movement during early 19th century; motifs include departures and reveries - the five sense and art - and th