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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






2. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






5. 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).






6. A sentence that asks a question






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






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






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






15. Tell how things are alike and different






16. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






19. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






21. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






22. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






23. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






26. 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'






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. A sentence that requests or commands






33. 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






34. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Original and imaginative






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






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






44. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






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






49. Extreme exaggeration






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.