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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






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






3. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






19. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






20. 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






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






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






23. Original and imaginative






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






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






26. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






27. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






28. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






33. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers - understood by the context.






34. 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'






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






36. verb that can be used as an adjective






37. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






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