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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






5. 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






6. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






7. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






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






15. 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'






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






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






22. 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






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






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






25. A word that takes the place of a noun






26. A phrase beginning with a preposition






27. A period in the 1920s when African - American achievements in art and music and literature flourished






28. Extreme exaggeration






29. 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






30. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






32. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






34. Was an English poet and playwright - widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre - eminent dramatist; major works include 'Romeo and Juliet' 'Othello' 'Macbeth' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'






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






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






37. 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






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






39. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






43. 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






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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






46. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






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






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






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






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