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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people






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






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






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






6. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






8. 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'






9. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






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






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






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






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






14. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






16. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






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






18. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






22. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






24. 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'






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






26. 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'






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






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






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






30. A major form of Japanese verse - written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5 - 7 - and 5 syllables - and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons - often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.






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






32. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






34. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






38. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






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






46. 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.






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






48. Making students aware of reading strategies and how to use those strategies to learn with text; helping students activate self - knowledge and self - monitoring






49. Expresses action or state of being






50. Methods a writer uses to develop characters