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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Distinctive features of a person's speech and speech patterns.






2. 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






3. 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.






4. The perspective from which a story is told.






5. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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






13. 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 -






14. Persuasive writing.






15. A person's account of his or hew own life.






16. A word which shows action or state of being. Ex. In the sentence The dog bit the man - bit is the ____.






17. 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






18. A reference to a familiar person - place - thing - or event






19. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






27. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






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






29. A stanza made up of two rhyming lines.






30. The study of the structure of sentences.






31. A literary technique in which the author gives hints or clues about what is to come at some point later in the story.






32. A story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral.






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






35. Specialized language used in a particular field or content area






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






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






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






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






40. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. The main section of a long poem.