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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A novel comprised of idealized events far removed from everyday life. This genre includes the subgenres of gothic ____ and medieval ____. Examples include Mary Shelly's Frankenstein - William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida - and King Horn (anonym






2. The multiple use of a word - phrase - or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect.






3. The study of the orgin of words






4. Old - fashioned words that are no longer used in common speech - such as thee - thy - and thou.






5. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






6. A short poem - often written by an anonymous author - comprised of short verses intended to be sung or recited.






7. A text or performance that imitates and mocks an author or work.






8. Persuasive writing.






9. The reader sees a character's errors - but the character does not






10. The story is told by someone outside the story.






11. A short story or folktale that contains a moral - which may be expressed explicitly at the end as a maxim. Examples include The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse - The Tortoise and the Hare - and The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.






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13. The story is told from the point of view of one character.






14. A short narrative - usually between 50 and 100 pages long. Examples include George Orwell's Animal Farm and Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.






15. The writer says one thing and means another






16. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.






17. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.






18. A story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral.






19. A wise saying - usually short and written.






20. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also known as vers libre.






21. A literary device in which animals - ideas - and things are represented as having human traits.






22. A narrative technique in which the main story is composed primarily for the purpose of organizing a set of shorter stories - each of which is a story within a story. Examples include Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - Ovid's Metamorphoses - and Em






23. The use of sound words to suggest meaning - as in buzz - click - or vroom.






24. A pair of lines of poetic verse written in iambic pentameter.






25. A genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot - theme - and/or setting. Examples include J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings - C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia - and William Morris' The Well at the World's E






26. A metric line of poetry. Its name is based on the kind and number of feet composing it ('foot').






27. A contradictory statement that makes sense






28. A turn from the general audience to address a specific group of persons (or a personified abstraction) who is present of absent. For example - in a recent performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet - Hamlet turned to the audience and spoke directly to one w






29. The main character or hero of a written work.






30. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






31. Distinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.






32. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






33. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.






34. Deals with current or future development of technological advances. Examples are Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five - George Orwell's 1984 - Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.






35. During the mid -19th century in New England - several writers and intellectuals worked together to write - translate works - and publish. Their philosophy focused on protesting the Puritan ethic and materialism. They valued individualism - freedom -






36. Language widely considered crude - disgusting - and oftentimes offensive.






37. The purpose of a particular action differs greatly from the result






38. The narrator records the actions from his or her point of view - unaware of any of the other characters' thoughts or feelings. Also known as the objective view.






39. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area






40. A word which describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. The lazy dog sat on the rug - the word lazy is an ____ which gives more information about the noun dog.






41. A literary technique in which the author gives hints or clues about what is to come at some point later in the story.






42. Literature - often drama - ending in a catastrophic event for the protagonist(s) after he or she faces several problems or conflicts.






43. A narrative form - such as an epic - legend - myth - song - poem - or fable - that has been retold within a culture for generations. Examples include The People Couldn't Fly retold by Virginia Hamilton and And Green Grass Grew All Around by Alvin Sch






44. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).






45. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect - as in I could sleep for a year or this book weighs a ton.






46. The study of the structure of words.






47. A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.






48. A method by which trained readers evaluate a piece of writing for its overall quality. There is no focus on one aspect of the writing.






49. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else - such as the white flag that represents surrender.






50. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; this term comes from the Greek word hybris - which means 'excessive pride.'