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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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'






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






22. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A sad or mournful poem






31. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






34. Original and imaginative






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






36. verb that can be used as an adjective






37. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. A sentence that requests or commands






46. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.






47. 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'






48. A sentence that asks a question






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






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