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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The writer says one thing and means another






2. The most specific or direct meaning of a word - in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. 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 .






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.'






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






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






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






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






15. 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 -






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






17. 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.






18. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal. Ex. 'downsized' actually means fired or loss of job.






19. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






20. Persuasive writing.






21. 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






22. A reference to a familiar person - place - thing - or event






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Simple - compound (conjunctions) - complex (subordination) - compound - complex (conjunctions and subordination).






28. The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.






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






30. A contradictory statement that makes sense






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. The study of the meaning in language.






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






40. 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






41. The story is told from the point of view of one character.






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






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






44. The study of the structure of words.






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






46. 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.






47. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






48. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






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






50. A wise saying - usually short and written.