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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uses an authority figure to support a position - idea - argument - or course of action






2. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






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






4. A word that takes the place of a noun






5. When reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning






6. 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






7. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Two consecutive rhyming lines






17. An English writer - poet - philologist - and university professor - best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings - and The Silmarillion






18. 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'






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






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






21. A worn - out idea or overused expression






22. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. Original and imaginative






29. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






31. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






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






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






34. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.






35. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






36. Imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) - author of 'Animal Farm' and '1984'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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