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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's - in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature - and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter - intuiti






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






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






4. 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.






5. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






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






10. Extreme exaggeration






11. A sentence that asks a question






12. spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






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






14. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






18. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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).






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






24. American poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature - as demonstrated in his book - Leaves of Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writi






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






45. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






47. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






48. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






50. Imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) - author of 'Animal Farm' and '1984'