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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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'






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






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






4. A sentence that requests or commands






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






9. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






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






13. A clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence






14. Extreme exaggeration






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






16. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






19. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






20. 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






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






22. A chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities






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






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






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






26. African American writer and folklore scholar who played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance; wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God






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






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






29. Tell how things are alike and different






30. 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






31. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






32. 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






33. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






37. A sad or mournful poem






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






45. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






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






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






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






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






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