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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A contradictory statement that makes sense






2. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






4. A short story or folktale that contains a moral - which may be expressed explicitly at the end as a maxim. Examples include The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse - The Tortoise and the Hare - and The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.






5. 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.






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






7. 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






8. The story is told by someone outside the story.






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






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






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






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






13. The study of the orgin of words






14. A person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist).






15. 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.






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






17. The perspective from which a story is told.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The study of the meaning in language.






27. A document organized in paragraph form that can be long or short and can be in the form of a letter - dialogue - or discussion. Examples include Politics and the English Language by George Orwell - The American Scholar by Ralph Waldo Emerson - and Mo






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






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






35. A rhythmical pattern in verse that is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.






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






37. A word which names a person - place or thing. Ex. boy - river - friend - Mexico - triangle - day - school - truth - university - idea - John F. Kennedy - movie






38. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






39. 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






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






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






42. 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 -






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






44. 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.






45. ' U U






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






47. A person or being in a narrative






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






49. 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.






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