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Praxis 2 English Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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






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






3. Two consecutive rhyming lines






4. 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






5. real events - places - or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story






6. The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people






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






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






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






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






11. The subjects recieves the action rather than does the action; not as strong as an active verb






12. Expresses action or state of being






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






14. Fanciful - imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem - often involving mystical creatures - supernatural power - or magic; often a type of folktale.






15. A phrase beginning with a preposition






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. A word that takes the place of a noun






25. 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






26. 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






27. A sentence that requests or commands






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






29. 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






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






31. Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern






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






33. A sentence that asks a question






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






35. A verb tense discussing the past in the past






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






37. 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






38. Verb form used when discussing something that ocurred in the past but (the memory) is presently in your mind






39. A genre - elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science - fiction stories are set in the future






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. verb that can be used as an adjective






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






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






49. 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'






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