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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






4. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






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






9. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






12. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






15. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






17. Extreme exaggeration






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






19. Expresses action or state of being






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






21. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






24. 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.






25. A phrase beginning with a preposition






26. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.






27. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






32. 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'






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






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






35. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






42. 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






43. 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'






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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