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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






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






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






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






5. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird - which won a Pulitzer Prize






6. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Expresses action or state of being






16. 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






17. 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






18. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






19. questions to reinforce concepts and elicit analysis - synthesis - or evaluation






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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).






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






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






27. A sentence that requests or commands






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






29. One of the British Romantics expelled from school for advocating atheism and set out to reform the world. Prometheus Unbound (1820) was a portrait of the revolt of human beings against the laws and customs that oppressed them.






30. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






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






32. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






33. Original and imaginative






34. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






35. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






37. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






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






40. Extreme exaggeration






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






42. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. Methods a writer uses to develop characters