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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A verb that tells that something is happening now.






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






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






4. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Original and imaginative






16. A sentence that requests or commands






17. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






18. A literary work in which characters - objects - or actions represent abstractions






19. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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'






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






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






28. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)






29. 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






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






31. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






34. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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).






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






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






42. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






44. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631); wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. Expresses action or state of being






49. 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






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