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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






2. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






3. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






6. A sentence that requests or commands






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






8. 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'






9. 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'






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






16. Teacher reading aloud - teacher demonstrating appropriate responses to new types of chllenging questions - and reciprocal teaching






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






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






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






20. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






23. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






24. A word that takes the place of a noun






25. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 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).






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






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






40. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






42. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






44. A sentence that asks a question






45. A genre - elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science - fiction stories are set in the future






46. 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






47. Tell how things are alike and different






48. One of the British Romantics expelled from school for advocating atheism and set out to reform the world. Prometheus Unbound (1820) was a portrait of the revolt of human beings against the laws and customs that oppressed them.






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






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