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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence expressing strong feeling - usually punctuated with an exclamation mark






2. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






4. 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






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






6. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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






9. 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






10. A sad or mournful poem






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






12. 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






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






14. A sentence that asks a question






15. Original and imaginative






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. A worn - out idea or overused expression






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






23. 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'






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






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






26. A following of one thing after another in time






27. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction






28. 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






29. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






30. Wrote Red Badge of Courage; American novelist - short story writer - poet - journalist - raised in NY and NJ; style and technique: naturalism - realism - impressionism; themes: ideals v. realities - spiritual crisis - fears






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






49. 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'






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