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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions - such as 'wicked awesome.'






2. The writer says one thing and means another






3. 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.






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. Meter that is composed of feet that are short - short - long or unaccented - unaccented - accented - usually used in light or whimsical poetry - such as limerick.






8. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






9. The study of the structure of sentences.






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






11. 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.






12. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






13. 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






14. 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.






15. The study of the structure of words.






16. 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.






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






18. A word that gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Ex. Sue runs very fast - very describes the ____ fast and gives information about how fast Sue runs.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A contradictory statement that makes sense






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






27. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






28. A person or being in a narrative






29. A brief story that illustrates or makes a point.






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






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






32. An author's choice of words based on their clearness - conciseness - effectiveness - and authenticity.






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






34. 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.






35. The perspective from which a story is told.






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






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






38. ' U U






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






40. The telling of a story.






41. The study of the meaning in language.






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






43. 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.






44. A word that connects other words or groups of words. Ex. In the sentence Bob and Dan are friends - the _____ 'and' connects two nouns and in the sentence.






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






46. The main section of a long poem.






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. An extended fictional prose narrative.






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






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