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Praxis Middle School Language Arts

Subjects : praxis, english
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4. A kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. There are only two _____ a and the.






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






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






8. A lesson a work of literature is teaching.






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






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






17. The perspective from which a story is told.






18. Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse.






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






20. 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.






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






22. A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.






23. Unrhymed verse - often occurring in iambic pentameter.






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






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






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






27. The main section of a long poem.






28. A socially accepted word or phrase used to replace unacceptable language - such as expressions for bodily functions or body parts. Also used as substitutes for straightforward words to tactfully conceal or falsify meaning. Ex. My grandmother passed a






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






30. 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






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 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.'






33. 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






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






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






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 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






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






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






40. A contradictory statement that makes sense






41. The study of the structure of sentences.






42. The study of the meaning in language.






43. 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






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






45. A short poem about personal feelings and emotions.






46. The narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one (or a few) character(s).






47. A turn from the general audience to address a specific group of persons (or a personified abstraction) who is present of absent. For example - in a recent performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet - Hamlet turned to the audience and spoke directly to one w






48. 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 .






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






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







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