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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






2. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






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






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






5. A phrase beginning with a preposition






6. 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






7. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






9. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






11. 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'






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






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






14. 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






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






16. A sad or mournful poem






17. 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






18. A period in the 1920s when African - American achievements in art and music and literature flourished






19. 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






20. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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'






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






32. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






35. African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance; wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God






36. 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






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






38. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it






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






40. Extreme exaggeration






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






42. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






47. A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence






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






49. A sentence that requests or commands






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