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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause






2. 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






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






4. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. When reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning






11. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it






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






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






14. 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'






15. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






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






17. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






20. 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






21. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






23. 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






24. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






28. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. Tell how things are alike and different






36. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun






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






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






39. American poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature - as demonstrated in his book - Leaves of Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writi






40. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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






43. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






44. Two consecutive rhyming lines






45. Modernism -- The Great Gatsby; Winter Dreams; wrote during the jazz age






46. Word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Examples: in - under - near - behind - to - from - over






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






48. 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'






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






50. Expresses action or state of being