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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. American writer whose experiences at sea provided the factual basis of Moby - Dick (1851) - considered among the greatest American novels






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Original and imaginative






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






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






15. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






16. Expresses action or state of being






17. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






18. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






19. 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'






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






21. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.






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






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






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






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






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






27. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






28. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






29. 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






30. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






31. 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






32. Tell how things are alike and different






33. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. A sad or mournful poem






50. 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