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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






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






3. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






5. 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






6. A following of one thing after another in time






7. 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'






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






9. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






16. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






20. A phrase beginning with a preposition






21. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Two consecutive rhyming lines






33. Teacher reading aloud - teacher demonstrating appropriate responses to new types of chllenging questions - and reciprocal teaching






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






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






36. 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'






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






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






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






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






41. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






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






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






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






46. Tell how things are alike and different






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






48. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






49. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction






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