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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. If the subject is plural the verb has to plural also and vis - versa






2. A sentence that asks a question






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






4. 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'






5. verb that can be used as an adjective






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Original and imaginative






15. 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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's - in which each person has direct communication with God and Nature - and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter - intuiti






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






24. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






25. 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






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






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






28. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






29. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. A sentence that makes a statement or declaration






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






38. A word that takes the place of a noun






39. 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






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






41. Explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition






42. Expresses action or state of being






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






50. 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