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Praxis 2 English Literature

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






2. American poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature - as demonstrated in his book - Leaves of Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writi






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






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






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






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






7. A sentence that requests or commands






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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'






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






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






15. 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'






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






17. A worn - out idea or overused expression






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






32. 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






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






34. A word that modifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. A sad or mournful poem






41. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






43. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






44. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb






45. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






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






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






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






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






50. 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







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