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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






5. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






11. A sentence that asks a question






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






13. Two consecutive rhyming lines






14. 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






15. Extreme exaggeration






16. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






18. Tell how things are alike and different






19. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






20. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






36. 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'






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause






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






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






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






48. 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'






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






50. 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







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