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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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'






12. A contemporary American writer of science fiction short stories and novels which deal with moral dilemas - including The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






23. 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






24. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






25. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






34. 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






35. A reference to a well - known person - place - event - literary work - or work of art






36. 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






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






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






39. Expresses action or state of being






40. 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'






41. A sentence that requests or commands






42. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb






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