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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






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






13. comparison not using like or as; a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity






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






15. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






16. Two consecutive rhyming lines






17. A sad or mournful poem






18. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Welsh Metaphysical poet - orator and Anglican priest; wrote 'Easter Wings'






27. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






28. 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'






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






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






31. A kind of humorous verse of five lines - in which the first - second - and fifth lines rhyme with each other - and the third and fourth lines - which are shorter - form a rhymed couplet






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






33. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






39. A sentence that requests or commands






40. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






42. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






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






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






45. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






46. Extreme exaggeration






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






48. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






50. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration