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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






2. 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






3. 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






4. Word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence. Examples: in - under - near - behind - to - from - over






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






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






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






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






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






10. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






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






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






16. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






18. 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'






19. A sad or mournful poem






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets






31. A piece of prose fiction - usually under 10000 words






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






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






34. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






41. A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole






42. The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage






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






44. The use of one thing to stand for or represent another






45. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






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






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






49. A sentence that asks a question






50. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb