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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






9. The study of the meaning in language.






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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 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






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






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 time and place in which a story occurs.






18. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






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






21. The study of the structure of words.






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






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






24. A figure of speech in which a comparison is implied but not stated - such as 'This winter is a bear.'






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






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






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






28. 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






29. The main section of a long poem.






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






31. Occurs when there are two or more possible meanings to a word or phrase.






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






33. A contradictory statement that makes sense






34. The study of the orgin of words






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






43. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






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






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






46. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






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






48. Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions - usually to evoke change.






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






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







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