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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






2. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






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. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






13. 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






14. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird - which won a Pulitzer Prize






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






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






17. 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'






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






19. A word that takes the place of a noun






20. 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






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






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






23. 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'






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); 'The Road Not Taken' 'Fire and Ice' 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'






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






46. 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






47. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






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






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






50. 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'