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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






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






13. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. A sentence that asks a question






22. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






28. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird - which won a Pulitzer Prize






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






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






31. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






32. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






36. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






37. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






38. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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 sentence that requests or commands






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






42. 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






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






44. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






49. Original and imaginative






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