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Praxis 2 English Literature
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1. The use of one thing to stand for or represent another
metaphor
symbolism
C. S. Lewis
conjunction
2. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb
Analogy
interrogative sentence
adverb
bar graph
3. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
compare and contrast
John Keats
tone
common noun
4. real events - places - or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story
Ray Bradbury
historical fiction
prepositional phrase
chronological sequence
5. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers - understood by the context.
Anne Frank
past perfect verb
J. D. Salinger
Antecedent
6. 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
preposition
complex sentence
exclamatory sentence
expository
7. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'
Andrew Marvell
common noun
Epic
Diction
8. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
bar graph
Dialect
Simile
independent clause
9. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer
voice
George Orwell
present perfect verb
British Romantics
10. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
imperative sentence
couplet
Alice Walker
Imagery
11. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.
J. D. Salinger
George Orwell
setting
infinitive
12. 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
Stephen Crane
Walt Whitman
creative
free verse
13. A short moral story (often with animal characters)
fable
Allusion
future perfect verb
Robert Frost
14. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun
appositive
novel
Mary Shelley
Dialect
15. Original and imaginative
J.R.R. Tolkein
paradox
couplet
creative
16. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)
sentence fragment
free verse
past tense verb
Imagery
17. A worn - out idea or overused expression
George Orwell
limerick
William Shakespeare
Cliche
18. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
extended metaphor
bar graph
creative
metaphor
19. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
C. S. Lewis
homophone
Dialect
George Orwell
20. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.
personification
apostrophe
chronological sequence
adverb
21. If the subject is plural the verb has to plural also and vis - versa
mystery
pronoun
Epic
Subject Verb Agreement
22. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb
Walt Whitman
passive verb
couplet
limerick
23. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
Participle
appeal to authority
free verse
mystery
24. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Anne Frank
preposition
Langston Hughes
Epic
25. 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
Mary Shelley
Herman Melville
Foreshadowing
dependent clause
26. A verb that tells that something is happening now.
future perfect verb
present tense verb
Dialect
apostrophe
27. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
British Romantics
myth
allegory
F. Scott Fitzgerald
28. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
paradox
mystery
free verse
verb
29. Teacher reading aloud - teacher demonstrating appropriate responses to new types of chllenging questions - and reciprocal teaching
haiku
independent clause
chronological sequence
Modeling
30. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
novel
cause and effect
passive verb
complex sentence
31. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)
point of view
Alice Walker
past tense verb
Amy Tan
32. A word that joins two phrases or sentences
conjunction
creative
historical fiction
Zora Neale Hurston
33. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time
adjective
style
line graph
paradox
34. 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.
imperative sentence
haiku
exclamatory sentence
Epic
35. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
harlem renaissance
proper noun
expository
metonymy
36. Two consecutive rhyming lines
appeal to authority
metaphor
Maya Angelou
couplet
37. American gothic writer known especially for his macabre poems - such as 'The Raven' (1845) - and short stories - including 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839).
John Keats
Edgar Allan Poe
line graph
C. S. Lewis
38. A sentence expressing strong feeling - usually punctuated with an exclamation mark
infinitive
Antecedent
novel
exclamatory sentence
39. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'
expository
homophone
Jane Austen
Countee Cullen
40. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Foreshadowing
mystery
Modeling
J. D. Salinger
41. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)
Countee Cullen
adverb
Building Metacognition
Willa Cather
42. 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
metaphor
point of view
collective noun
Epic
43. 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
metonymy
C. S. Lewis
active verb
Langston Hughes
44. A sentence that requests or commands
conjunction
imperative sentence
appeal to emotion
folk tale
45. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.
allegory
fairy tale
William Shakespeare
short story
46. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
compound complex sentence
Mary Shelley
independent clause
limerick
47. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany
Henry David Thoreau
metonymy
Anne Frank
metaphor
48. Welsh Metaphysical poet - orator and Anglican priest; wrote 'Easter Wings'
George Herbert
collective noun
present tense verb
Mary Shelley
49. 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
preposition
couplet
Metaphysical poets
Ralph Waldo Emerson
50. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)
paradox
historical fiction
Amy Tan
setting
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