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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. general name for a person - place - thing - or idea






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






16. A following of one thing after another in time






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






26. Two consecutive rhyming lines






27. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






29. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






31. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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






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






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






39. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






44. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






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






46. American gothic writer known especially for his macabre poems - such as 'The Raven' (1845) - and short stories - including 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839).






47. 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






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






49. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






50. 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