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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






5. A worn - out idea or overused expression






6. Original and imaginative






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. comparison not using like or as; a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.






21. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






22. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






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






24. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






26. 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






27. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






28. 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).






29. 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






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






31. 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'






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






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






34. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






35. Tell how things are alike and different






36. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird - which won a Pulitzer Prize






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






38. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance - as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissa






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






40. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






41. 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'






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






43. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






44. 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.






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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