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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind






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






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






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






5. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. A sad or mournful poem






11. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)






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






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






14. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






16. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






19. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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






23. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






26. A word that takes the place of a noun






27. A sentence that asks a question






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






34. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






37. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






39. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






40. 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






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






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






43. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






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






45. A verb tense that disucsses the future in a past tense : ie 'I will have sung'






46. 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






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






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






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






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