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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






2. 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






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






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. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






8. 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'






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






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






11. 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).






12. 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






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






14. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people






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






16. 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'






17. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






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






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






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






21. A sentence that asks a question






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






23. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






25. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






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






27. 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






28. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






31. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






32. 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






33. A phrase beginning with a preposition






34. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






37. Extreme exaggeration






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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.






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






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






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






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






48. A kind of humorous verse of five lines - in which the first - second - and fifth lines rhyme with each other - and the third and fourth lines - which are shorter - form a rhymed couplet






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






50. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)