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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The use of sound words to suggest meaning - as in buzz - click - or vroom.






2. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






3. 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.






4. The writer says one thing and means another






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6. 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






7. A verb form that usually ends in - ing or - ed.






8. 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 -






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. A person who opposes or competes with the main character (protagonist); often the villain in the story.






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






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






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






25. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






26. The study of the orgin of words






27. The telling of a story.






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






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






31. The main section of a long poem.






32. Also known as a run - on line in poetry - _____ occurs when one line ends and continues onto the next line to complete meaning. For example the first line in Thoreau's poem 'My life has been the poem I would have writ -' and the second line completes






33. 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.'






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






35. The specialized language of a particular group or culture. Ex. in the field of education...rubric - tuning protocol - and deskilling.






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






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






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






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






41. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






42. Fiction that is intended to frighten - unsettle - or scare the reader. Often overlaps with fantasy and science fiction. Examples include Stephen King's The Shining - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - and Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes.






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






44. A socially accepted word or phrase used to replace unacceptable language - such as expressions for bodily functions or body parts. Also used as substitutes for straightforward words to tactfully conceal or falsify meaning. Ex. My grandmother passed a






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






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






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