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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






2. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






4. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






5. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






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






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






15. 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).






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






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






18. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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. 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






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






25. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






26. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






29. Original and imaginative






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






31. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






32. 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






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






34. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






40. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






41. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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