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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; story told by common people used mainly to entertain






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






8. 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'






9. 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






10. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






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






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






14. 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'






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






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






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






18. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






23. A following of one thing after another in time






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






25. 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






26. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






27. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






31. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






32. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. Two consecutive rhyming lines






37. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






39. Extreme exaggeration






40. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance - as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissa






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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).






48. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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