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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The time and place in which a story occurs.






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






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






4. A variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area.






5. 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 -






6. A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.






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






8. The narrator records the actions from his or her point of view - unaware of any of the other characters' thoughts or feelings. Also known as the objective view.






9. A person or being in a narrative






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






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






13. A division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains...Couplet: Two - lines - Triplet: Three - lines - Quatrain: Four - lines - Quintet: Five - lines - Sestet: Six- lines - Septet: Seven - lines - Octave: Eight - lines.






14. 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






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






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17. 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.






18. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






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






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21. The study of the meaning in language.






22. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






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






24. 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






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






26. The writer says one thing and means another






27. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






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






29. A wise saying - usually short and written.






30. The overall feeling created by an author's use of words.






31. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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






39. A narrative technique in which the main story is composed primarily for the purpose of organizing a set of shorter stories - each of which is a story within a story. Examples include Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - Ovid's Metamorphoses - and Em






40. 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.






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






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






43. The time and place in which the action of a story takes place.






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. Persuasive writing.






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