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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sad or mournful poem






2. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






3. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






11. Expresses action or state of being






12. Extreme exaggeration






13. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






15. Original and imaginative






16. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






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






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






20. A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole






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






22. 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






23. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause






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






25. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






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






40. 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'






41. verb that can be used as an adjective






42. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Uses an authority figure to support a position - idea - argument - or course of action