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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.






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






3. 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






4. A literary work in which characters - objects - or actions represent abstractions






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






6. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






8. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it






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






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






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






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






14. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






16. 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






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






18. A sad or mournful poem






19. A worn - out idea or overused expression






20. Extreme exaggeration






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






22. A sentence that asks a question






23. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






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






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






26. A following of one thing after another in time






27. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






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






40. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






48. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






50. verb that can be used as an adjective