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






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






4. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






7. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






8. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






10. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






11. Wrote The Diary of a Young Girl (autobiographical literature set between 1942-1944) 1st published in 1952 - chronicles her life in Nazi Germany






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






13. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






16. 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






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






18. A word that takes the place of a noun






19. 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'






20. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. 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






32. 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'






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






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






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






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






37. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






40. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






41. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






42. 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






43. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






45. Two consecutive rhyming lines






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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