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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A metric line of poetry. Its name is based on the kind and number of feet composing it ('foot').






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






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






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






5. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words - such a 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. The perspective from which a story is told.






13. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people - places - or events






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






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






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






20. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. A contradictory statement that makes sense






28. 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 -






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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






35. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).






36. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect - as in I could sleep for a year or this book weighs a ton.






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A narrative form - such as an epic - legend - myth - song - poem - or fable - that has been retold within a culture for generations. Examples include The People Couldn't Fly retold by Virginia Hamilton and And Green Grass Grew All Around by Alvin Sch






48. A narrative about human actions that is perceived by both the teller and the listeners to have taken place within human history and that possesses certain qualities that give the tale the appearance of truth or reality. Washington Irvin's The Legend






49. The study of the orgin of words






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