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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work






2. 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






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






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






5. Was an English poet and playwright - widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre - eminent dramatist; major works include 'Romeo and Juliet' 'Othello' 'Macbeth' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'






6. 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






7. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






9. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






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






11. 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






12. American transcendentalist who was against slavery and stressed self - reliance - optimism - self - improvement - self - confidence - and freedom. He was a prime example of a transcendentalist and helped further the movement; Wrote 'Self - Reliance'






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






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






15. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






16. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






17. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






18. Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; African - American autobiographer and poet






19. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






29. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






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






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






32. 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






33. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






36. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






38. 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






39. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






40. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






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






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






43. Original and imaginative






44. 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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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