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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Tell how things are alike and different






2. A graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time






3. A sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses






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






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






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






7. 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






8. A word that takes the place of a noun






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






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






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






12. describes or modifies a noun or pronoun






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






14. 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






15. Wrote 'Wild Nights -- Wild Nights!;' 'I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died -' and 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death --;' 19th century poet; major themes: flowers/gardens - the master poems - morbidity - gospel poems - the undiscovered continent; irregula






16. 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'






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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'






24. Methods a writer uses to develop characters






25. 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






26. A literary work in which characters - objects - or actions represent abstractions






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






28. A verb that tells that something has already happened. Many are formed by adding - ed.






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






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






31. 14 line poem - fixed rhyme scheme - fixed meter (usually 10 syllables per line)






32. A sentence that requests or commands






33. 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






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






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






36. A sad or mournful poem






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






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






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






40. Person - Place - Thing - or Idea






41. Wrote The Joy Luck Club (widely hailed for its depiction of the Chinese - American experience of the late 20th century)






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






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






44. Wrote 'Any Human to Another -' 'Color -' and 'The Ballad of the Brown Girl;' American Romantic poet; leading African - American poets of his time; associated with generation of poets of the Harlem Renaissance






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






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






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






48. Attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings






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






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