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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






2. 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.






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






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






5. A wise saying - usually short and written.






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






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






8. The narrator records the actions from his or her point of view - unaware of any of the other characters' thoughts or feelings. Also known as the objective view.






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. The perspective from which the story is told - four choices: first person; 3rd person (dramatic - objective); 3rd person omniscient; 3rd person limited omniscient.






14. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






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






17. 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






18. An extended fictional prose narrative.






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






20. Rhyming of the ends of lines of verse.






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






22. The study of the meaning in language.






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






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






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






26. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






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






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Repetition of the final consonant sound in words containing different vowels






34. A word which names a person - place or thing. Ex. boy - river - friend - Mexico - triangle - day - school - truth - university - idea - John F. Kennedy - movie






35. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. A brief fictional prose narrative. Examples include Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery -' Washington Irving's 'Rip van Winkle' D.H. Lawrence's 'The Horse Dealer's Daughter -' Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Hound of the Baskervilles -' and Dorothy Parker's 'Big Bl






44. 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.






45. The writer says one thing and means another






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






47. 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.'






48. Persuasive writing.






49. 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






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