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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






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






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






5. 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).






6. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






10. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






21. 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






22. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






26. 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'






27. Original and imaginative






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






29. 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






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






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






32. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






44. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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