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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






5. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






8. 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






9. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






10. A sentence that asks a question






11. 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






12. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Extreme exaggeration






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






21. 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'






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






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






24. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






25. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






28. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. A major form of Japanese verse - written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5 - 7 - and 5 syllables - and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons - often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






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






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