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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English gothic writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)






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






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






4. A loose group of British lyric poets of the 17th century - who shared an interest in metaphysical concerns and a common way of investigating them; favored intellect over emotions






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






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






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






8. 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'






9. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






10. A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






20. Using anticipation guides - semantic feature analysis - pretests - and discussions






21. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. A form of a verb that generally appears with the word 'to' and acts as a noun - adjective - or adverb; the uninflected form of the verb






28. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






31. A major form of Japanese verse - written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5 - 7 - and 5 syllables - and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons - often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.






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






33. 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






34. A sad or mournful poem






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






36. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






37. Extreme exaggeration






38. A word that takes the place of a noun






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. 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'






43. A following of one thing after another in time






44. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






46. A phrase beginning with a preposition






47. United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); 'The Road Not Taken' 'Fire and Ice' 'Nothing Gold Can Stay'






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






49. verb that can be used as an adjective






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