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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A literacy device in which the author jumps back in time in the chronology of narrative.






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






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






4. The study of the structure of words.






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. The feeling a text evokes in the reader - such as sadness - tranquility - or elation.






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






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






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






17. The writer says one thing and means another






18. The study of the structure of sentences.






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






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






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






22. Persuasive writing.






23. The reader sees a character's errors - but the character does not






24. 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






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






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






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






29. U '






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






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






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






33. Deals with current or future development of technological advances. Examples are Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five - George Orwell's 1984 - Aldous Huxley's Brave New World - and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.






34. A type of Japanese poem that is written in 17 syllables with three lines of five - seven - and five syllables - respectively. Expresses a single thought.






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






36. 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.






37. A person who opposes or competes with the main character (protagonist); often the villain in the story.






38. 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.






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






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






41. Fiction that is intended to frighten - unsettle - or scare the reader. Often overlaps with fantasy and science fiction. Examples include Stephen King's The Shining - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - and Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes.






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. Opposing elements or characters in a plot.






45. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






46. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






47. The use of words to create pictures in the reader's mind.






48. 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.'






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






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