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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






2. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






4. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses






5. verb that can be used as an adjective






6. 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






7. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Was an Irish - born British[1] novelist - academic - medievalist - literary critic - essayist - lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is also known for his fiction - especially The Screwtape Letters - The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilo






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






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






19. 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






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






21. A worn - out idea or overused expression






22. 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






23. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






24. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






25. helping students to achieve independence in reading by first giving support and then gradually taking it away as students are ready to do the tasks on their own






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Tell how things are alike and different






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






36. A sad or mournful poem






37. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)






38. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






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






41. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






44. A phrase beginning with a preposition






45. The use of one thing to stand for or represent another






46. A sentence that requests or commands






47. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






48. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






50. 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







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