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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. 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






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






4. 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'






5. 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'






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






13. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






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






18. Original and imaginative






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






20. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






21. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






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






26. A kind of humorous verse of five lines - in which the first - second - and fifth lines rhyme with each other - and the third and fourth lines - which are shorter - form a rhymed couplet






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






28. A sad or mournful poem






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






41. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






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