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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






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






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






4. 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






5. verb that can be used as an adjective






6. 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






7. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)






8. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






9. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)






10. A period in the 1920s when African - American achievements in art and music and literature flourished






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






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






13. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






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






18. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






22. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






26. Original and imaginative






27. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






28. A sad or mournful poem






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






30. A word that takes the place of a noun






31. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people






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






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






34. 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






35. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






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






41. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






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






43. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






44. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






46. A following of one thing after another in time






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






48. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






49. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






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