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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






2. 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'






3. 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






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






5. 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'






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. A sentence that requests or commands






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






12. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






21. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






23. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






40. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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







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