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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631); wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'






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






3. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






6. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






9. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






11. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






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






13. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






15. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






16. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






24. A sentence that requests or commands






25. 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'






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






27. A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; story told by common people used mainly to entertain






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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






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






33. Tell how things are alike and different






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






35. A sentence that asks a question






36. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






37. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






40. 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).






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. real events - places - or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story






49. spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






50. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events