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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence






2. A sentence that asks a question






3. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






6. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






8. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






11. 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'






12. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part






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






14. 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'






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






16. Welsh Metaphysical poet - orator and Anglican priest; wrote 'Easter Wings'






17. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






19. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






20. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






21. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A kind of humorous verse of five lines - in which the first - second - and fifth lines rhyme with each other - and the third and fourth lines - which are shorter - form a rhymed couplet






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






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






31. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






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






33. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






39. 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






40. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






41. 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'






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






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






44. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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