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Praxis 2 English Literature

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






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






3. 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






4. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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'






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






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






12. 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






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






14. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






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






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






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






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






19. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it






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






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






22. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






23. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






25. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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'






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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'






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






37. Original and imaginative






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






39. 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






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






41. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






42. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






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






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






48. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






49. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






50. 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