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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities






9. 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'






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






16. 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'






17. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






18. 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






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






20. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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'






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






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






29. 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






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






31. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






32. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






36. A sentence that asks a question






37. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






39. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






40. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






47. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)






48. 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






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






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