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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






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






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






4. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






7. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






16. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






17. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')






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






19. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities






20. 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






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






22. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






33. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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'






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






49. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)






50. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse