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






3. A sentence expressing strong feeling - usually punctuated with an exclamation mark






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






5. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






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






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






16. A sentence that asks a question






17. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






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






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






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






22. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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'






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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'






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






43. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






45. 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'






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






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






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






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






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