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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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






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






3. The main section of a long poem.






4. The telling of a story.






5. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






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






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






8. The study of the meaning in language.






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






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






11. The analysis of how sounds function in a language or dialect.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. 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






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






18. The role of context in the interpretation of meaning.






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. The study of the orgin of words






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






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






33. 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






34. 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.






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36. 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






37. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






38. The study of the structure of sentences.






39. A kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. There are only two _____ a and the.






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






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






42. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






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






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






45. Persuasive writing.






46. A text or performance that imitates and mocks an author or work.






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. Narrative fiction that involves gods and heroes or has a theme that expresses a culture's ideology. Examples of Greek ______ include Zeus and the Olympians and The Trojan War. Roman ______ include Hercules - Apollo - and Venus.






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