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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






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






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






4. 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






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






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






7. Extreme exaggeration






8. Expresses action or state of being






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






10. A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's - in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature - and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter - intuiti






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






12. 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






13. 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'






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






15. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






17. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






18. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






28. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






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






33. 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'






34. 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






35. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






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






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






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






40. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






43. The perspective from which the story is told (first - person - third - person objective - third - person omniscient - etc)






44. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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






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