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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






2. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






5. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






7. 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






8. real events - places - or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story






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






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






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






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






13. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631); wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'






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






15. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






18. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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






21. A sentence that asks a question






22. Two consecutive rhyming lines






23. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






24. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part






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






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






27. 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'






28. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Original and imaginative






43. 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






44. Extreme exaggeration






45. Expresses action or state of being






46. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






48. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






49. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






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






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