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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The use of one thing to stand for or represent another






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






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






4. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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






8. Expresses action or state of being






9. 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






10. 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'






11. The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot






12. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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'






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






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






24. verb that can be used as an adjective






25. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






34. 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






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






36. A worn - out idea or overused expression






37. A sad or mournful poem






38. 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






39. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






41. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.






42. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






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






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






48. general name for a person - place - thing - or idea






49. Original and imaginative






50. 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.







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