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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






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






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






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






11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






14. 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






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






16. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. A following of one thing after another in time






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






24. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. A sentence that asks a question






40. 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






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






42. American gothic writer known especially for his macabre poems - such as 'The Raven' (1845) - and short stories - including 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839).






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






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






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






46. A worn - out idea or overused expression






47. 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






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






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






50. 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'