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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A following of one thing after another in time






2. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






3. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






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






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






6. 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'






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






17. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






31. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






32. A phrase beginning with a preposition






33. 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






34. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






35. A sad or mournful poem






36. A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence






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






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






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






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






41. A sentence that asks a question






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. Was an Irish - born British[1] novelist - academic - medievalist - literary critic - essayist - lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is also known for his fiction - especially The Screwtape Letters - The Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilo






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






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