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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction






4. Was an English poet and playwright - widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre - eminent dramatist; major works include 'Romeo and Juliet' 'Othello' 'Macbeth' and 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'






5. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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.






22. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






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






29. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






32. 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'






33. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






35. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. American writer whose experiences at sea provided the factual basis of Moby - Dick (1851) - considered among the greatest American novels






43. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






45. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






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






50. A word that joins two phrases or sentences