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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






4. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






6. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






7. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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'






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






32. 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






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






34. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






36. 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






37. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)






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






39. Original and imaginative






40. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






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






42. 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.






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






44. A sentence that requests or commands






45. 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'






46. Two consecutive rhyming lines






47. Expresses action or state of being






48. Extreme exaggeration






49. A word that takes the place of a noun






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