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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).






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






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






4. The study of the structure of sentences.






5. 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.'






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






7. Literature - often drama - ending in a catastrophic event for the protagonist(s) after he or she faces several problems or conflicts.






8. 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.






9. A short narrative - usually between 50 and 100 pages long. Examples include George Orwell's Animal Farm and Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. The study of the structure of words.






17. The perspective from which a story is told.






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The telling of a story.






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. A fourteen - line poem - usually written in iambic pentameter - with a varied rhyme scheme. Two main types are Petrarchan (or Italian) and the Shakespearean (or English). A Petrarchan opens with an octave that states a proposition and ends with a ses






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






30. A socially accepted word or phrase used to replace unacceptable language - such as expressions for bodily functions or body parts. Also used as substitutes for straightforward words to tactfully conceal or falsify meaning. Ex. My grandmother passed a






31. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






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






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38. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






39. A suspenseful story that deals with a puzzling crime. Examples include Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murder in Rue Morgue' and Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood.






40. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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42. 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.






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






44. The time and place in which a story occurs.






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






46. The writer says one thing and means another






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






48. 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 -






49. A person or being in a narrative






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