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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






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






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






4. Original and imaginative






5. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






11. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






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






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






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






16. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






18. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






25. American transcendentalist who was against slavery and stressed self - reliance - optimism - self - improvement - self - confidence - and freedom. He was a prime example of a transcendentalist and helped further the movement; Wrote 'Self - Reliance'






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






27. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






30. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






31. 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






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






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






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






35. verb that can be used as an adjective






36. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






40. A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's - in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature - and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter - intuiti






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






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






43. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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