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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






2. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






3. Original and imaginative






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






5. 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






6. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses






7. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






8. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






15. 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






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






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






18. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






20. A sentence that requests or commands






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






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






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






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






25. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






26. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






29. A sentence missing a subject or verb or complete thought






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






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






32. A worn - out idea or overused expression






33. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






36. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. A word that takes the place of a noun






45. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






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






49. A sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses






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