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Praxis 2 English Literature

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. A sad or mournful poem






9. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






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






14. 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'






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






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






22. A worn - out idea or overused expression






23. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






25. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






26. 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).






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






33. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






34. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






37. A sentence that asks a question






38. 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






39. A phrase beginning with a preposition






40. 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






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






42. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






44. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






45. A following of one thing after another in time






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






47. 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






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






49. A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole






50. general name for a person - place - thing - or idea