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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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1. Language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred.






2. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






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






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






5. How the author uses words - phrases - and sentences to form ideas.






6. A phrase that consists of two contradictory terms






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






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






9. 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






10. Narrative fiction that is set in some earlier time and often contains historically authentic people - places - or events






11. The study of the orgin of words






12. 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






13. Literature that makes fun of social conventions or conditions - usually to evoke change.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect - as in I could sleep for a year or this book weighs a ton.






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






28. 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.






29. A literary device in which animals - ideas - and things are represented as having human traits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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 .






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






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






45. 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.






46. A category of literature defined by its style - form - and content.






47. An expression that has been used so often that it loses its expressive power






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






49. 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.






50. Informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves.