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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






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






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






4. Two consecutive rhyming lines






5. 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






6. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






15. 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






16. A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Modernism -- The Great Gatsby; Winter Dreams; wrote during the jazz age






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






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






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






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






28. 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'






29. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






30. A sentence that requests or commands






31. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






34. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. A following of one thing after another in time






44. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






45. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






47. 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






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






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






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