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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






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






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






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






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






6. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






7. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






12. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






13. 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).






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






16. Two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)






17. 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'






18. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






22. Expresses action or state of being






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






24. 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'






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






26. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






27. names a particular person - place - thing or idea






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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'






35. Word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Examples: in - under - near - behind - to - from - over






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






37. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. Uses an authority figure to support a position - idea - argument - or course of action






48. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part






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






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