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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






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






3. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Extreme exaggeration






9. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






10. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






12. A sentence that requests or commands






13. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






14. 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






15. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






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






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






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






19. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






20. 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






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






22. Imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) - author of 'Animal Farm' and '1984'






23. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






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






28. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






31. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible






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






33. A sentence that asks a question






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






35. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect






36. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






37. An English writer - poet - philologist - and university professor - best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings - and The Silmarillion






38. 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






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






40. 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'






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






42. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






43. A phrase beginning with a preposition






44. Tell how things are alike and different






45. 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






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






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






48. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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