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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A major form of Japanese verse - written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5 - 7 - and 5 syllables - and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons - often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






10. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






13. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






15. 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'






16. Extreme exaggeration






17. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






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






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






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






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






23. A sad or mournful poem






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






25. 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






26. A verb that tells that something has already happened. Many are formed by adding - ed.






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






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






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






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






31. American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil - disobedience when he refused to pay the toll - tax to support him Mexican War; wrote 'Walden'






32. A phrase beginning with a preposition






33. 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






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






35. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






37. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






40. American gothic writer known especially for his macabre poems - such as 'The Raven' (1845) - and short stories - including 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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