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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






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






4. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






7. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






16. 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






17. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






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






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






23. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






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






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






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






27. A sentence that asks a question






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






29. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






31. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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







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