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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Two consecutive rhyming lines






12. A worn - out idea or overused expression






13. When reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning






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






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






16. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






19. A sad or mournful poem






20. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






30. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






32. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






34. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






38. general name for a person - place - thing - or idea






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






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






41. Tell how things are alike and different






42. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






45. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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






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