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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






4. 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






5. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






8. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. helping students to achieve independence in reading by first giving support and then gradually taking it away as students are ready to do the tasks on their own






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






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






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






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






19. 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'






20. 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.






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






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






23. A following of one thing after another in time






24. 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).






25. A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's - in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature - and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter - intuiti






26. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






27. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






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






29. 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'






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






40. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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