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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle - class families (1775-1817); wrote 'Pride & Prejudice' and 'Sense & Sensibility'






2. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






3. A sentence that asks a question






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






5. The fluency - rhythm and liveliness in writing that makes it unique to the writer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






20. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






22. 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






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






24. helping students to achieve independence in reading by first giving support and then gradually taking it away as students are ready to do the tasks on their own






25. 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'






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






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






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. 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






30. Extreme exaggeration






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






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






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






34. A word that takes the place of a noun






35. A traditional story presenting supernatural characters and episodes that help explain natural events






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






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






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






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