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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A verb that tells that something is happening now.






2. 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).






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






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






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






6. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






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






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






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






12. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






15. A word that takes the place of a noun






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






23. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






24. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






25. 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






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






28. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






29. 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






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






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






32. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






33. 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'






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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 relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






42. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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'