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Praxis 2 English Literature

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






2. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






3. 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






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






5. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






9. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






12. Was an American author - best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye - as well as his reclusive nature.






13. Wrote The Color Purple; American author - self - declared feminist and womanist; won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction






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






15. American gothic writer known especially for his macabre poems - such as 'The Raven' (1845) - and short stories - including 'The Fall of the House of Usher' (1839).






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






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






18. 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'






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






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






21. A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part






22. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






23. 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






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






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






26. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






33. A following of one thing after another in time






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Expresses action or state of being






41. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






44. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






45. 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






46. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause






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






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






49. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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