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Praxis 2 English Literature
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praxis
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literature
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Wrote in plain language & about people in Nebraska; 'O Pioneers' - 'My Antonia' - United States; writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947)
Questioning
past perfect verb
Willa Cather
Imagery
2. A verb that tells that something is happening now.
present tense verb
legend
Allusion
Ralph Waldo Emerson
3. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
proper noun
bar graph
point of view
Subject Verb Agreement
4. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities
exclamatory sentence
setting
paradox
appeal to authority
5. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance - as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissa
imperative sentence
present perfect verb
allegory
Langston Hughes
6. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets
Antecedent
mystery
dependent clause
Epic
7. 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'
present tense verb
line graph
William Shakespeare
preposition
8. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation
sentence fragment
limerick
collective noun
Questioning
9. If the subject is plural the verb has to plural also and vis - versa
Subject Verb Agreement
line graph
Allusion
simple sentence
10. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
Simile
future perfect verb
prepositional phrase
Robert Frost
11. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
J.R.R. Tolkein
Alice Walker
exclamatory sentence
past tense verb
12. A sentence that requests or commands
Alliteration
imperative sentence
future perfect verb
verb
13. A metaphor developed at great length - occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
extended metaphor
metaphor
Stephen Crane
preposition
14. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers - understood by the context.
Walt Whitman
exclamatory sentence
dependent clause
Antecedent
15. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.
Ray Bradbury
passive verb
Henry David Thoreau
homophone
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
infinitive
present tense verb
symbolism
Analogy
17. A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
metonymy
preposition
hyperbole
John Donne
18. 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
Mark Twain
creative
John Keats
William Shakespeare
19. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'
Building Metacognition
Jane Austen
John Keats
past tense verb
20. 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'
British Romantics
limerick
fable
Henry David Thoreau
21. A word that joins two phrases or sentences
conjunction
allegory
Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. S. Lewis
22. Imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) - author of 'Animal Farm' and '1984'
paradox
George Orwell
noun
persuasive
23. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective
Participle
Mark Twain
spatial sequence
apostrophe
24. A verb tense discussing the past in the past
conjunction
Epic
past perfect verb
Foreshadowing
25. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements
legend
exclamatory sentence
Characterization
homophone
26. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
adjective
science fiction
verb
Participle
27. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part
point of view
spatial sequence
elegy
synecdoche
28. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany
imperative sentence
Participle
point of view
Anne Frank
29. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
Alliteration
collective noun
Willa Cather
Questioning
30. Originated in late 18th century when poets wrote about nature and beauty - They contrasted the beauty of naure to the harsh reality of the world and cities after the Industrial Revolution - William Wordsworth - William Blake - Percy Bysshe Shelly - J
British Romantics
persuasive
present tense verb
couplet
31. 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
Cliche
future perfect verb
Walt Whitman
C. S. Lewis
32. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.
bar graph
fairy tale
extended metaphor
future perfect verb
33. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb
adverb
historical fiction
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Langston Hughes
34. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition
Simile
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Building Metacognition
expository
35. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
metaphor
Foreshadowing
Epic
adjective
36. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)
proper noun
Emily Dickinson
legend
setting
37. A sentence that asks a question
mystery
imperative sentence
interrogative sentence
past perfect verb
38. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Andrew Marvell
Dialect
symbol
J. D. Salinger
39. Making students aware of reading strategies and how to use those strategies to learn with text; helping students activate self - knowledge and self - monitoring
mood
spatial sequence
passive verb
Building Metacognition
40. A phrase beginning with a preposition
prepositional phrase
Harper Lee
free verse
symbol
41. 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
Cliche
Metaphysical poets
Maya Angelou
sentence fragment
42. Uses an authority figure to support a position - idea - argument - or course of action
Henry David Thoreau
appeal to authority
Mark Twain
Ray Bradbury
43. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action
Participle
active verb
Subject Verb Agreement
past perfect verb
44. verb that can be used as an adjective
Anne Frank
Transcendentalism
short story
participial
45. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind
sonnet
elegy
interrogative sentence
present perfect verb
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
Diction
Walt Whitman
allegory
Edgar Allan Poe
47. 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
Scaffolding
William Shakespeare
mystery
appositive
48. spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)
declarative sentence
tone
spatial sequence
George Orwell
49. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events
compound sentence
future perfect verb
imperative sentence
myth
50. Two consecutive rhyming lines
George Orwell
couplet
paradox
Characterization