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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A word which shows relationships among other words in the sentence. The relationships include direction - place - time - cause - manner and amount Ex. In the sentence He came by bus - 'by' is a _____ which shows manner.






2. A person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist).






3. An expression that has been used so often that it loses its expressive power






4. A figure of speech in which a comparison is implied but not stated - such as 'This winter is a bear.'






5. Occurs when there are two or more possible meanings to a word or phrase.






6. A metrical ______ is defined as one stressed syllable and a number of unstressed syllables (from zero to as many as four). Stressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. Unstressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. There are four possible t






7. A word which names a person - place or thing. Ex. boy - river - friend - Mexico - triangle - day - school - truth - university - idea - John F. Kennedy - movie






8. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.






9. A comparison of objects or ideas that appear to be different but are alike in some important way.






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






11. An expository piece written with eloquence that becomes part of the recognized literature of an era. Often reveal historical facts - the social mores of the times - and the thoughts and personality of the author. Some have recorded and influenced the






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






13. A word that connects other words or groups of words. Ex. In the sentence Bob and Dan are friends - the _____ 'and' connects two nouns and in the sentence.






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






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






16. Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.






17. A repetition of the same sound in words close to one another






18. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or expected meaning. There are three types....Dramatic - Verbal - Situation.






19. The time and place in which a story occurs.






20. The repetition of a line or phrase of a poem at regular intervals - particularly at the end of each stanza.






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






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






24. A person or being in a narrative






25. 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






26. A wise saying - usually short and written.






27. A person's account of his or hew own life.






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






29. 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.






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






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32. 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.






33. Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions - usually to evoke change.






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






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






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






37. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.






38. Meter that is composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented - usually used in light or whimsical poetry - such as limerick.






39. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






40. A word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. Sue runs very fast - very describes the ____ fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs.






41. The outcome or resolution of plot in a story.






42. A literacy device in which the author jumps back in time in the chronology of narrative.






43. Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people - places - or events






44. 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






45. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






46. The perspective from which the story is told - four choices: first person; 3rd person (dramatic - objective); 3rd person omniscient; 3rd person limited omniscient.






47. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






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






49. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties.






50. A kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. There are only two _____ a and the.







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