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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.






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






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






4. A phrase beginning with a preposition






5. 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'






6. Original and imaginative






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






17. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






24. A worn - out idea or overused expression






25. 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






26. 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.






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






28. 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






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






31. Expresses action or state of being






32. A verb tense that disucsses the future in a past tense : ie 'I will have sung'






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






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






35. Tell how things are alike and different






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






37. A reference to a well - known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






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






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






41. A sentence that asks a question






42. 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






43. Teacher reading aloud - teacher demonstrating appropriate responses to new types of chllenging questions - and reciprocal teaching






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






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






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






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






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






50. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany