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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






6. English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631); wrote 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'






7. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






9. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






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






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. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






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






17. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people






18. A following of one thing after another in time






19. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






22. 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'






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






24. verb that can be used as an adjective






25. 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






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






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






28. A worn - out idea or overused expression






29. comparison not using like or as; a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity






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






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






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






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






34. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






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






39. 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'






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






41. A sentence that asks a question






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. A sentence expressing strong feeling - usually punctuated with an exclamation mark






48. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






50. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction