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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The word - phrase - or clause to which a pronoun refers - understood by the context.






2. Original and imaginative






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






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






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






6. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






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






11. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






13. 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






14. Tell how things are alike and different






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






22. Modernism -- The Great Gatsby; Winter Dreams; wrote during the jazz age






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






29. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






31. 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).






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






33. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






34. A sentence that requests or commands






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






36. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






40. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






45. verb that can be used as an adjective






46. A sentence that asks a question






47. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






48. comparison not using like or as; a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity






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






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