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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A short moral story (often with animal characters)






2. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






3. A sad or mournful poem






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






5. A word that takes the place of a noun






6. 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'






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






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






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






10. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






12. Tell how things are alike and different






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






14. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






15. A relationship in which change in one variable causes change in another






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






17. A technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object - an idea - or a person who is either dead or absent.






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






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






20. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






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






25. Expresses action or state of being






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; story told by common people used mainly to entertain






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. 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






32. 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






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






34. description that appeals to the senses (sight - sound - smell - touch - taste)






35. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






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






39. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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'






47. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






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






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






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