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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The study of the structure of words.






2. A poem that is a mournful lament for the dead. Examples include William Shakespeare's 'Eligy' from Cymbeline - Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Requiem -' and Alfred Lord Tennysone's 'In Memoriam.'






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






4. 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






5. Informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves.






6. A story about a person's life written by another person.






7. Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions - such as 'wicked awesome.'






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






9. A brief fictional prose narrative. Examples include Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery -' Washington Irving's 'Rip van Winkle' D.H. Lawrence's 'The Horse Dealer's Daughter -' Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Hound of the Baskervilles -' and Dorothy Parker's 'Big Bl






10. A comparison of two unlike things - usually including the word like or as.






11. 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






12. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.






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






14. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.






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






16. A contradictory statement that makes sense






17. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






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






20. The most specific or direct meaning of a word - in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.






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






22. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.






23. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.






24. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






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






26. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






27. A word which can be used instead of a noun. Ex instead of saying John is a student - the ____ he can be used in place of the noun John and the sentence becomes He is a student.






28. A long narrative poem detailing a hero's deeds. Examples include The Aenied by Vergil - The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer - Beowulf - Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - and Hiawath






29. A humorous verse form of five anapestic (Composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented) lines with rhyme scheme of aabba.






30. Persuasive writing.






31. The act or an example of substituting a mild - indirect - or vague term for one considered harsh - blunt - or offensive.






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. The main section of a long poem.






39. A fourteen - line poem - usually written in iambic pentameter - with a varied rhyme scheme. Two main types are Petrarchan (or Italian) and the Shakespearean (or English). A Petrarchan opens with an octave that states a proposition and ends with a ses






40. 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.






41. The structure of a work of literature; the sequence of events.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. How the author uses words - phrases - and sentences to form ideas.






49. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






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