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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)






2. 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






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






4. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






5. 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






6. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






7. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






8. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






9. 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'






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






11. 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.






12. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






18. A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's - in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature - and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter - intuiti






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






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






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






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






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






24. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






29. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






30. 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






31. A sad or mournful poem






32. 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






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






34. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






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






39. Tell how things are alike and different






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. 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).






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






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






48. 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






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






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