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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






3. 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'






4. 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'






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






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






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






17. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






20. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






28. Extreme exaggeration






29. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






31. 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






32. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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






35. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






39. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse






40. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






44. Tell how things are alike and different






45. 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






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






47. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






50. A sad or mournful poem







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