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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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'






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






9. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






12. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






13. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






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






15. Expresses action or state of being






16. 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






17. 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.






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






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






20. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






23. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






26. A worn - out idea or overused expression






27. 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






28. An English writer - poet - philologist - and university professor - best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings - and The Silmarillion






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






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






31. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






32. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






42. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






46. A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought






47. A sentence that asks a question






48. 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






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






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







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