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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A verb in which the subject is the doer of the action






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






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






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






5. 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






6. Original and imaginative






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






8. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






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






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






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






13. A non - finite form of the verb; verb form used as an adjective






14. 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






15. 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






16. A sentence that asks a question






17. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. A sentence that requests or commands






25. general name for a person - place - thing - or idea






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






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






28. 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'






29. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






31. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






33. 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'






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






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






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. 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.






38. English Metaphysical poet; Wrote 'To his Coy Mistress'






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






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






41. 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'






42. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






43. Tell how things are alike and different






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






48. Where and when the story takes place (established through description of scenes - colors - smellls - etc)






49. A word that takes the place of a noun






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