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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A narrative handed down from the past - containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements






2. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






6. A sentence that asks a question






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






8. When reality is different from appearance; the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning






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






10. A sentence that requests or commands






11. A following of one thing after another in time






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






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






15. A word that joins two phrases or sentences






16. A worn - out idea or overused expression






17. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






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






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






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






22. Two consecutive rhyming lines






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. verb that can be used as an adjective






29. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






30. 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






31. A sad or mournful poem






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






33. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds






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






35. A writer's or speaker's choice of words






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






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






38. Original and imaginative






39. Wrote To Kill a Mockingbird - which won a Pulitzer Prize






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






41. 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






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






43. 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'






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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