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






3. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






5. 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'






6. Expresses action or state of being






7. Two consecutive rhyming lines






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






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






10. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






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






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






13. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






14. A phrase beginning with a preposition






15. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun






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






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






30. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






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






35. 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'






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind






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






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






46. African American poet who described the rich culture of african American life using rhythms influenced by jazz music. He wrote of African American hope and defiance - as well as the culture of Harlem and also had a major impact on the Harlem Renaissa






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






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






49. A sentence that requests or commands






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