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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A break in the rhythm of language - particularly a natural pause in a in a line of verse - maked in prosody by a double vertical line ( || ). Ex. Arma virumque cano - || Troiae qui primus ab oris .






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






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






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






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






7. The study of the orgin of words






8. A narrative that is made up of fantastic characters and creatures - such as witches - goblins - and fairies - and usually begins with the phrase 'Once upon a time...' Examples include Rapunzel - Cinderella - Sleeping Beauty - and Little Red Riding Ho






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






10. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.






11. A word which shows action or state of being. Ex. In the sentence The dog bit the man - bit is the ____.






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






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






14. A type of pun - or play on words - that results when two words become mixed up in the speaker's mind






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






16. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






17. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






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






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






20. The perspective from which a story is told.






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






22. 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






23. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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31. The writer says one thing and means another






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






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






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






35. The study of the structure of sentences.






36. 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.'






37. Narrative fiction that involves gods and heroes or has a theme that expresses a culture's ideology. Examples of Greek ______ include Zeus and the Olympians and The Trojan War. Roman ______ include Hercules - Apollo - and Venus.






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






47. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind.






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






49. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning.






50. A novel set in the western U.S. featuring the experiences of cowboys and frontiersmen. Examples include Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage and Trail Driver - Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove - Conrad Richter's The Sea of Grass - Fran Striker's The Lo