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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. A word that takes the place of a noun






10. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






12. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.






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






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






15. 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






16. A sentence that requests or commands






17. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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'






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






25. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






26. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






35. A sentence that asks a question






36. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. spatial - geometrical - or geographical arrangement of ideas according to their position in space (examples: left/right - top/bottom - circular - adjacent)






46. Original and imaginative






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






48. 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






49. A sad or mournful poem






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