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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






2. A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things






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






4. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






6. 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






7. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






8. 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






9. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






10. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






11. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






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






16. A sad or mournful poem






17. An English writer - poet - philologist - and university professor - best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit - The Lord of the Rings - and The Silmarillion






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






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






20. When reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning






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






22. 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






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






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






25. A sentence expressing strong feeling - usually punctuated with an exclamation mark






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






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






28. Two consecutive rhyming lines






29. A worn - out idea or overused expression






30. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






32. verb that can be used as an adjective






33. Uses an authority figure to support a position - idea - argument - or course of action






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






35. 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






36. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






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






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






48. Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief






49. Original and imaginative






50. A sentence that asks a question