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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. 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.






2. 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






3. Persuasive writing.






4. The telling of a story.






5. A repetition of the same sound in words close to one another






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






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






9. The regular or random occurrence of sound in poetry.






10. 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.






11. A contradictory statement that makes sense






12. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. A break in the rhythm of language - particularly a natural pause in a in a line of verse - maked in prosody by a double vertical line ( || ). Ex. Arma virumque cano - || Troiae qui primus ab oris .






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






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






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






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33. 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






34. The most specific or direct meaning of a word - in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.






35. A metrical ______ is defined as one stressed syllable and a number of unstressed syllables (from zero to as many as four). Stressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. Unstressed syllables are indicated by the ? symbol. There are four possible t






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






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






38. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.






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






40. The study of the orgin of words






41. The main section of a long poem.






42. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






43. 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.






44. The study of the structure of words.






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






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






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






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






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






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