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Praxis Middle School Language Arts
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praxis
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels
Connosance
Dactylic
Horror
Euphemism
2. The reader sees a character's errors - but the character does not
Omniscient
Protagonist
Dialect (diction)
dramatic irony
3. A suspenseful story that deals with a puzzling crime. Examples include Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murder in Rue Morgue' and Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Stanza
Mystery
Biography
Adjective
4. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties.
Phonetics
Participle
Dactylic
Point of View
5. 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.
Onomatopoeia
Anapestic Meter
Irony
Ballad
6. The study of the structure of sentences.
Moral
Article
Syntax
Rhythm
7. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.
Protagonist
Imagery
Morphology
End rhyme
8. A variation of a language used by people who live in a particular geographical area.
Ambiguity
Document (letter - diary - journal)
Point of View
Dialect
9. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.
Simile
Genre
Euphemism
Clause
10. 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.'
Elegy
Fable
Lyric
Western
11. The use of sound words to suggest meaning - as in buzz - click - or vroom.
Onomatopoeia
dramatic irony
Sonnet
Biography
12. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.
Horror
Adverb
Mystery
Profanity (diction)
13. A contradictory statement that makes sense
Tragedy
Voice
Euphemism
Paradox
14. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.
Parody
Limerick
Phonology
Rhythm
15. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.
Anecdote
Voice
Ballad
Stanza
16. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.
Diction
Denotation
Foreshadowing
Style
17. A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. A few well known _______ writers are Jean - Paul Satre - Soren Kierkegaard ('the father of _______') - Albert Camus - Freidrich Nietzche - Franz Kafka - and Simone de Beauvoir.
Trochaic (foot)
Existentialism
Novella
Fable
18. The multiple use of a word - phrase - or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect.
Repetition
Adjective
Document (letter - diary - journal)
Irony
19. An extended fictional prose narrative.
etymology
Novel
Iambic (foot)
Style
20. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
Omniscient
Aphorism
Syntax
Limerick
21. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area
Setting
Jargon (diction)
Limited omniscient
verbal irony
22. A verb form that usually ends in - ing or - ed.
Internal rhyme
Participle
Phrase
Limerick
23. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.
Phonology
Connosance
Phrase
Epic
24. A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.
Dialect (diction)
Metaphor
Biography
Characterization
25. A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.
Voice
Clause
Stanza
Elegy
26. A variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.
Narrative Point of View
Dialect (diction)
Anecdote
Phonetics
27. A person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist).
Antagonist
Euphemism
Narration
Adverb
28. How the author uses words - phrases - and sentences to form ideas.
Style
Genre
Historical fiction
Plot
29. A literacy device in which the author jumps back in time in the chronology of narrative.
Third Person
Verse
Flashback
Dialect
30. A figure of speech in which a comparison is implied but not stated - such as 'This winter is a bear.'
Existentialism
Metaphor
Protagonist
Canto
31. A comparison of two unlike things - usually including the word like or as.
Blank verse
Participle
Pronoun
Simile
32. A pair of lines of poetic verse written in iambic pentameter.
Caesura
Heroic couplet
Hubris
Plot
33. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.
4 sentence types
Anapestic
Connotation
Novel
34. Verse that contains an irregular metrical pattern and line length; also known as vers libre.
Free verse
situation irony
Setting
Voice
35. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.
Imagery
Adverb
Couplet
Limited omniscient
36. The flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero; this term comes from the Greek word hybris - which means 'excessive pride.'
Satire
Hubris
Slang (diction)
Malapropism
37. 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
Fantasy
Repetition
Ballad
Article
38. Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions - such as 'wicked awesome.'
Western
End rhyme
Iambic (foot)
Colloquialisms (diction)
39. A person - place - thing - or event used to represent something else - such as the white flag that represents surrender.
Adjective
Hubris
Mystery
Symbol
40. 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.
Euphemism
Limerick
Oxymoron
Semantics
41. U '
Style
Iambic (foot)
Allusion
Frame tale
42. A text or performance that imitates and mocks an author or work.
Parody
Characterization
Biography
Legend
43. Distinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.
Morphology
Voice
Personification
Irony
44. Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.
Phrase
Noun
Connotation
Preposition
45. A type of Japanese poem that is written in 17 syllables with three lines of five - seven - and five syllables - respectively. Expresses a single thought.
Autobiography
Haiku
Dialect (diction)
Science fiction
46. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.
Internal rhyme
dramatic irony
Conflict
Semantics
47. ' U U
Dactylic
Denotation
Stanza
Clause
48. 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
Romance
Myth
Camera view
Euphemism
49. 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.
Holistic Scoring
Plot
Participle
Morphology
50. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).
Denouement
Caesura
Aphorism
Limited omniscient