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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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).






2. 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'






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






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






5. 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






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






7. A sentence that asks a question






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






14. A phrase beginning with a preposition






15. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






16. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






19. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






29. 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






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






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






32. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities






33. A reference to a well - known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






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






35. 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






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






37. A worn - out idea or overused expression






38. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance; wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God






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






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






46. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






47. 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.






48. A sad or mournful poem






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






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