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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird - which won a Pulitzer Prize






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






3. A literary work in which characters - objects - or actions represent abstractions






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. Original and imaginative






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






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






11. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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).






19. A following of one thing after another in time






20. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






30. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






34. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






35. 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'






36. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






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






38. 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






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






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






41. A phrase beginning with a preposition






42. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






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






45. 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'






46. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






48. 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'






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






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