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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






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






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






4. A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence






5. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






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






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






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






9. A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb






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






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






12. A self - contradictory statement that on closer examination proves true; a person or thing with seemingly contradictory qualities






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






32. Two consecutive rhyming lines






33. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






34. 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






35. A following of one thing after another in time






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A reference to a well - known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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