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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






5. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






6. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






19. Original and imaginative






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






27. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






28. 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






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. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






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






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






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






34. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






36. 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.






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






38. Extreme exaggeration






39. 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






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






41. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






42. 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'






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






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






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






46. A phrase beginning with a preposition






47. 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






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






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






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